Basilica of San Miniato al Monte, Florence: the west facade
Artist/Photographer | Cox, Bernard Hugh (1907?-1986) |
Country | Italy |
City | Florence |
Subject Date | 1200 |
Image Date | 1981 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Romanesque |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | I 572 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Bernard Cox / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Cladding ; Churches ; Marble ; Colour ; Arcades |
NOTES: The church in its present form was built between 1018 and 1063 over an existing 4th century chapel and next to a small cemetery. The geometrically patterned west facade (in white marble from Carrara and green from Prato) was begun around 1070 and was completed in the 13th century.
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