Complesso di Santo Stefano, Bologna: detail of the decorative brickwork of the facade of San Sepolcro overlooking the cloister
Artist/Photographer | Valinsky, David |
Country | Italy |
City | Bologna |
Subject Date | 1000 |
Image Date | 2018 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Medieval |
Medium | Digital image |
Library Reference | Valinsky 20180417 Complesso di Santo Stefano, Bologna-28 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | David Valinsky / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Brickwork ; Churches ; Monasteries & convents ; Mosaics |
NOTES: This is the monastic complex of Santo Stefano, an ancient group of buildings mentioned as early as 887 and dedicated as a whole to St Stephen the Marytr. It encompasses three churches; Santi Vitale e Agricola, the oldest ecclesiastical building in the city, San Sepolcro and the Chiesa del Crocifisso (Church of the Crucifix), 11th and 12th centuries respectively.
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