Ghigo Roli photographer

The Cathedral of Monreale

Part of the Unesco World Heritage in the Arab-Norman itinerary of Palermo, Cefalù and Monreale, the Cathedral of Monreale or Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is a treasure chest: the Byzantine mosaics, the cloister of the monastery Benedictine embellished by the Romanesque capitals of its columns, the interiors with precious thrones and sarcophagi, the works of art of the Diocesan Museum.

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Monreale Cathedral: view of cloister and cathedral with bell tower. Foreground detail of sculpted capital E24, Resurrection of Christ.

Capital E24 of Monreale Cathedral: Resurrection and Descent into Limbo

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Norman royal throne in the transept of Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily

The Royal Throne in the Transept of Monreale Cathedral

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Series of Romanesque arches on the eastern side of Monreale Cathedral cloister, Sicily, 12th century

Monreale Cathedral Cloister: Eastern Side Arches (12th Century)

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View of the cloister of Monreale Cathedral with carved capital E 25 in the foreground, Sicily

Monreale Cathedral: The Norman Cloister and Capital E 25 (12th Century)

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Cloister of Monreale Cathedral, 12th-century architectural view with decorated columns and capitals

Monreale Cathedral Cloister: Architectural Masterpiece of the 12th Century

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Monreale Cathedral Cloister: view of the twin columns and medieval capitals on the eastern side

Monreale Cathedral Cloister: twin columns and capitals from the 12th century

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View of the western side of the cloister at Monreale Cathedral, Sicily, 12th century Norman architecture

The Cloister of Monreale Cathedral: 12th Century Norman Architecture

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Close-up of Arab-Norman mosaic decoration with palm tree motifs, Monreale Cathedral, Sicily, 12th century.

Arab-Norman Mosaics of Monreale Cathedral: 12th Century Palm Tree Motifs

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Allegory of Charity, capital W8 East face, cloister of Monreale Cathedral Palermo Sicily

Capital W8: The Allegory of Charity in Monreale Cathedral Cloister

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Architectural detail of the cloister and transept of Monreale Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage site in Sicily

Monreale Cathedral: Eastern Cloister and Transept Architectural Detail

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Romanesque capital N23, North face, hunting scene with two hunters and birds, Monreale Cathedral cloister, Palermo, Sicily

Capital N23 in Monreale Cathedral Cloister: 12th Century Hunting Scene

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16th-century gilded silver polygonal pyx, Diocesan Museum of Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

16th-Century Gilded Silver Polygonal Pyx at Monreale Cathedral's Diocesan Museum

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Sculpture of medieval capital N8 in Monreale cloister: Lazarus on his deathbed, parable of the rich man and Lazarus

Capital N8 of Monreale Cloister: Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

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Sculptural capital N18 in the cloister of Monreale Cathedral, Sicily - Detail of the Eastern side with figures, birds and dragons in Romanesque-Norman style

Capital N18 of Monreale Cathedral: Romanesque Sculpture in the Cloister

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Sculptural capital The Massacre of Innocents, cloister Monreale Cathedral, Palermo Sicily

Capital N24: The Massacre of Innocents in Monreale Cathedral Cloister

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Capital N9 Monreale Cathedral cloister: sculpture armed soldiers and man fighting lion, 12th century

Capital N9, Monreale Cathedral Cloister: 12th-Century Soldiers & Lion Fight

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Capital E 18, Southern side, Monreale cloister: scenes from the Stories of Joseph, Romanesque sculpture 12th century.

Capital E 18 of Monreale Cloister: The Stories of Joseph

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Carved capital E24, Monreale Cathedral cloister: The Pious Women and angel at the empty tomb, Norman art 12th century

Capital E24 of Monreale Cloister: The Pious Women at the Tomb

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Cloister of Monreale Cathedral with arch colonnades and palm trees, Norman architecture 12th century, Sicily

Cloister of Monreale Cathedral: A Norman Architectural Masterpiece

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Romanesque sculpture capital Monreale Cathedral cloister, rich man Lazarus hell heaven parable

Monreale Cathedral Cloister: Capital N8 - The Rich Man and Lazarus

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Sculpture of capital E 1 with the Nativity scene, cloister of Monreale Cathedral, Palermo

The Nativity Capital in the Monreale Duomo Cloister

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Romanesque carved capital N24 with Massacre of the Innocents, Monreale Cathedral cloister, Sicily

Capital of the Massacre of the Innocents | Monreale Cathedral Cloister

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Detail of a polygonal pyx in gilded and embossed silver, Monreale Cathedral, 16th century

Polygonal Pyx in Gilded Silver, Monreale Cathedral, 16th Century

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Romanesque capital Massacre of the Innocents, Monreale Cathedral cloister, Sicily

The Massacre of the Innocents Capital in Monreale Cathedral Cloister

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Sculpture of capital E 18 with Stories of Joseph, Cloister of Monreale Cathedral, Palermo

Capital E 18: The Stories of Joseph in Monreale Cathedral Cloister

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View of the cloister at Monreale Cathedral in Sicily, with 12th-century Norman arches and a central olive tree.

Monreale Cathedral Cloister: Norman Architecture of the 12th Century

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Sculptural capital of the Capture of Samson, cloister of Monreale Cathedral in Sicily

The Samson Capital in Monreale Cathedral Cloister: Historical Analysis

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Romanesque sculpted capital with biblical scene of Samson's capture and blinding, cloister of Monreale Cathedral in Palermo

Capital N21 of Monreale Cloister: The Capture and Blinding of Samson

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Sculpture capital Cain Abel offerings Monreale Cathedral cloister Benedictine 12th century

Cain and Abel Capital: Sculpture in Monreale Cathedral Cloister

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View of the Norman cloister at Monreale Cathedral with its central fountain, 12th century, Sicily

Monreale Cathedral Cloister: The Fountain and Norman Architecture

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Sculpted capital W20, Southern face, Monreale Cathedral cloister: scenes of Noah and his sons in the vineyard, 12th century

Capital W20 in Monreale Cloister: Noah and His Sons in the Vineyard

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Small Cloister with baptismal fountain and Monreale Cathedral, Sicily - 12th-century Norman architecture

The Small Cloister of Monreale Cathedral: The 12th-Century Baptismal Fountain

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Roman sarcophagus sculpture lion donkey Monreale Cathedral Sicily

3rd Century Roman Sarcophagus at Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

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Corinthian capital from the Roman age in Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily

Roman Corinthian Capital in Monreale Cathedral: Architectural Analysis

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Byzantine mosaic of the apse in Monreale Cathedral Sicily, Saint figure on golden background, detail 12th-13th century

Monreale Cathedral Mosaics: Apse Saint Figure on Golden Background

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Byzantine mosaic of Saint Castrense exorcising a demon, Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

Mosaic of San Castrense in Monreale Cathedral: Liberation of the Possessed

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Sculpture capital E13, Prophet Daniel among lions, Monreale Cathedral cloister

Capital E13, Monreale Cathedral: The Prophet Daniel Among Lions

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Byzantine mosaic of Saint Daniel, apse of Monreale Cathedral in Palermo

Byzantine Mosaic of Saint Daniel in Monreale Cathedral Apse

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Bronze tile depicting Noah cultivating the vineyard, Gate by Bonanno Pisano, Monreale Cathedral, Palermo (1185-1186)

The Bronze Door by Bonanno Pisano at Monreale Cathedral: Noah's Panel

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Sculpted capital E24, East face, Monreale Cathedral cloister: Christ and Peter

Capital E24 of Monreale Cathedral Cloister: Christ Meets Peter

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13th century gilded pastiglia reliquary box of St. Louis IX, Monreale Cathedral

Gilded Pastiglia Reliquary Box of St. Louis IX - Monreale

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Detail of the bronze tile with griffin and lion, Bonanno Pisano's Gate, Monreale Cathedral

Bonanno Pisano's Bronze Gate (1185-6) at Monreale Cathedral

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Monreale Cathedral, view of bell tower and capital E24 with Resurrection of Christ, 12th century

Monreale Cathedral: Bell Tower and Capital E24 of the Resurrection

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Byzantine mosaic of Prophet Eliseus in Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily

The Mosaic of Prophet Eliseus in Monreale Cathedral

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Byzantine gold-background mosaic frieze in the apse of Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

The Byzantine Mosaic Frieze in the Apse of Monreale Cathedral

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Baroque chalice in coral and silver filigree by Francesco Iacono, Monreale Cathedral

Coral Chalice by Francesco Iacono in Monreale Cathedral

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Byzantine mosaics Monreale Cathedral Sicily: view of south apse and transept with St Peter stories

Monreale Cathedral: Byzantine Mosaics in the Transept and Apse

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Detail of byzantine mosaic frieze with palm tree on gold background, apse of Monreale Cathedral Palermo

Byzantine Mosaics of Monreale Cathedral: Palm Tree Frieze in the Apse

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Byzantine mosaics of the transept and northern apse with St. Paul's stories, Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

Byzantine Mosaics of Monreale Cathedral: Transept & Northern Apse

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Detail of floor mosaic with four hares, Monreale Cathedral, northern transept

Four Hares Mosaic Panel in Monreale Cathedral

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Interior view of the central nave of Monreale Cathedral with golden Byzantine mosaics on the walls

Nave of Monreale Cathedral: The Byzantine Mosaics Cycle

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Sculpture of capital E 1 in Monreale cloister: bas-relief of the Magi's Journey and Adoration, 12th-century Norman art

The Magi Capital in Monreale Cloister: Journey and Adoration

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Byzantine mosaic of Prophet Daniel, detail of the apsidal arch in Monreale Cathedral near Palermo

Prophet Daniel Mosaic in Monreale Cathedral

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Byzantine mosaic of Jesus Christ Emmanuel, detail of the apsidal arch in Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

Monreale Cathedral Mosaic: Jesus Christ Emmanuel in the Apse Arch

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Monreale Cathedral, nave with medieval Byzantine mosaics, Palermo Sicily

Monreale Cathedral: Nave and Byzantine Mosaics from the 12th Century

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Byzantine mosaic of King Solomon, detail of Monreale Cathedral in Palermo

King Solomon Mosaic in Monreale Cathedral: Byzantine Artwork

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Byzantine mosaic of Saint Nicholas in the apse of Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

Saint Nicholas Mosaic: Byzantine Art in the Apse of Monreale Cathedral

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Detail of Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise sculpture, capital E 20, Monreale Cathedral cloister, Palermo

Monreale Cathedral Cloister Capital: Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise

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Sculpted capital W20 with Noah in the vineyard scene, cloister of Monreale Cathedral in Palermo, Sicily

Capital W20 at Monreale: Noah and His Sons in the Vineyard Scene

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Byzantine mosaic of Saint Peter on the throne, Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

St. Peter on the Throne: Byzantine Mosaic in Monreale Cathedral

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Byzantine mosaic depicting St. Cassius and St. Castus before the Emperor, Monreale Cathedral in Sicily

Byzantine Mosaic of St. Cassius and St. Castus in Monreale Cathedral

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Capital W8 Allegory of Justice in the cloister of Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily

Capital W8 in Monreale Cloister: The Allegory of Justice of William II

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Detail of the Byzantine mosaic of Saint Martin, Monreale Cathedral, 12th century, golden background

Byzantine Mosaic of Saint Martin in the Apse of Monreale Cathedral

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Romanesque capital of Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise, Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

Capital E 20: Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise | Monreale Cloister

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Chalice in coral with silver filigree and gilded copper, work by Francesco Iacono, Monreale Diocesan Museum

Coral Chalice by Francesco Iacono: 18th Century Sicilian Liturgical Art

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Detail of the bronze panel from Bonanno Pisano's Door showing two prophets, Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

Bonanno Pisano's Bronze Door: Panel of Prophets Malachi and... in Monreale Cathedral

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Byzantine mosaic of Prophet Elijah, detail of the apsidal arch in Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

Prophet Elijah Byzantine Mosaic in Monreale Cathedral, Sicily

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Byzantine mosaic Prophet Samuel, Monreale Cathedral Sicily Italy, detail 12th century gold background

Prophet Samuel Mosaic in Monreale Cathedral

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Detail of Byzantine mosaic with figure of saint or theologian, apse of Monreale Cathedral, Palermo

Byzantine Mosaic in the Apse of Monreale Cathedral (12th-13th Century)

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Capital sculpture Constantine Helen True Cross - Monreale Cathedral Cloister

Capital N1 of Monreale Cloister: Constantine and Helen

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Byzantine mosaic of Prophet Gideon, apsidal arch of Monreale Cathedral in Sicily

Byzantine Mosaic of Prophet Gideon in Monreale Cathedral

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Byzantine mosaic of King David, detail of the apsidal arch in Monreale Cathedral near Palermo, Sicily

King David Mosaic in Monreale Cathedral: Byzantine Artwork