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Detail of the Byzantine Creation mosaic depicting fish and birds, Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

Monreale Cathedral: Byzantine Mosaic of the Creation of Fish and Birds

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File Name

21460_G_387

Caption

Monreale, Duomo: "Creation of fish and birds", Old Testament Cycle - Creation, byzantine mosaic, XII - XIII sec.Latin inscription:"PRODUCANT AQUA REPTILE ANIMÆ VIVENTIS ET VOLATILE SUPER TERRAM SUB FIRMAMENTO CÆLI".

City

Monreale (PA)

Location

Duomo (Cattedrale di S. Maria Nuova)

Keywords

Old Testament - Animal - Art - Byzantine Art - Bible - Cathedral - Creation - God - Deity - Divinity - Duomo - Genesis - The 13th Century - Italy - Medieval Age - Mythology - Monreale - Mosaic - Olympus - Artwork - Palermo - Fish - Religion - Sicily - Bird - Vecchio Testamento - XII Century - XIII Century - Mythology|Olimpo