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Byzantine mosaic of the Creation of Man, Monreale Cathedral, Sicily, detail of the Old Testament cycle

The Creation of Man Mosaic: Byzantine Art in Monreale Cathedral

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File Name

21460_G_390

Caption

Monreale, Duomo: "Creation of Man", Old Testament Cycle - Creation, byzantine mosaic, XII - XIII sec.Latin inscription:"FACIAMUS HOMINEM AD IMAGINEM ET SIMILITUDINEM NOSTRAM ET INSPIRAVIT IN FACIEM EIUS SPIRACULUM VITÆ".

City

Monreale (PA)

Location

Duomo (Cattedrale di S. Maria Nuova)

Keywords

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