Orvieto Cathedral façade Lorenzo Maitani 1310-30.

Orvieto Cathedral façadeLorenzo Maitani1310-30

“Madonna and Child”,Lorenzo Maitani1325-30MarbleOrvieto Cathedral lunette

First Pillar: GenesisLorenzo Maitani1310-30MarbleOrvieto Cathedral

First Pillar: Genesis, detail

First Pillar:God creates Man

First Pillar: The First Five Days of Creation

First Pillar: God blows life into man,God takes a rib from Adam,God creates Eve

First Pillar: The Fall of Man

First Pillar: Genesis, detail

First Pillar: Expulsion from Paradise Labours of Adam and Eve

First Pillar: Sacrifice of Cain and Abel Cain murders Abel

First Pillar: the First Activities of Man

Second Pillar: The Messianic Prophesies(Tree of Jesse)Lorenzo Maitani1310-30MarbleOrvieto Cathedral

Second Pillar: Abraham sleeping

Second Pillar:Abraham’s skeleton and the judges of Israel

Second Pillar: Samuel anoints David

Second Pillar: King David

Second Pillar: Prophecy of Balaam

Second Pillar: Balaam and the Ass

Second Pillar, detail

Second Pillar: Illustration of the Messiah’s Coming

Second Pillar:Melchizedek offers Bread and Wine to Abraham

Second Pillar, detail

Second Pillar:Crucified Christ between Sun and Moon

Third Pillar: New TestamentLorenzo Maitani

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Third Pillar: Jacob Sleeping

Third Pillar, detail

Third Pillar: the Visitation

Third Pillar: the Visitation, detail

Third Pillar: the Nativity, detail

Third Pillar: Adoration of the Magi

Third Pillar: Presentation in the Temple

Third Pillar: Flight into Egypt

Third Pillar: Massacre of the Innocents

Third Pillar: Jesus Among the Doctors in the Temple

Third Pillar, detail

Third Pillar: Baptism of Christ

Third Pillar: Crucifixion

Third Pillar: Mary Magdalene at Christ’s Tomb

Third Pillar: Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene/“Noli me Tangere”

Fourth Pillar: Last JudgementLorenzo Maitani

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Fourth Pillar, detail

Fourth Pillar: Resurrection of the Dead

Fourth Pillar: the Damned

Fourth Pillar: the Saved

Fourth Pillar: the Saved, detail

Fourth Pillar: the Damned, detail

Fourth Pillar: the Damned being sent to Hell

Fourth Pillar: the Damned, detail

Fourth Pillar, detail

Fourth Pillar: Group of Saints

Fourth Pillar: Group of Female Saints

Fourth Pillar: Christ in Judgement

Fourth Pillar: Trumpeting Angels

Orvieto Cathedral façade Lorenzo Maitani 1310-30.

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