Duomo, Siena: close-up of the campanile with the cupola nestling behind
Artist/Photographer | Deakin, Ralph (1888-1952) |
Country | Italy |
City | Siena |
Subject Date | 1313 |
Image Date | 1930 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Romanesque |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | DK/I/527 (DKN/I/683) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Ralph Deakin / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Belfries, bell towers ; Marble ; Domes ; Cathedrals |
NOTES: Construction on the present Cathedral began in c. 1215 and the cupola was completed in 1263. The campanile, completed in 1313, rises from the transept on the base of an earlier tower.
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