Venice, Italy: San Marco: St. Mark's Basilica: Western Facade: Resurrection of Christ

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dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Beth M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-20T16:32:34Z
dc.date.available2024-11-20T16:32:34Z
dc.date.issuedMay 22, 2017
dc.descriptionThe photo shows part of the western facade of St. Mark's Basilica, located in the San Marco district on the island of Venice, Italy. Venice (in Italian: Venezia) is a city in northeastern Italy that is built on a group of 126 islands separated by open water and canals, linked through 472 bridges. The historical island city is home to only 51K people, but a very popular tourist destination with about 60K tourists per day. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is renowned for its beauty, architecture, and artwork. The basilica is dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist and contains his relics. The church is sited on the eastern end of the Piazza of San Marco, the former center of the Republic of Venice, and is attached to the Doge's Palace. The building was consecrated in 1094 but altered over the next five centuries to its present appearance combining Eastern cupolas with Gothic tabernacles. The photo shows the detail of the west facade's right side. The mosaic decorations of St. Mark's cover more than 8000 square meters. They depict scenes from the Bible, allegorical figures, events in the life of Christ, the Virgin Mary, Saint Mark, and other saints. The upper lunette's mosaics shown in the photo represent the life of Christ. This is the third mosaic, which depict's Christ's resurrection, breaking the chains of death.
dc.identifier.otherSAM_4349.jpg
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14312/3183
dc.languageN/A
dc.metadata.catalogerRogers, Shelley
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 4.0
dc.rights.holderSheppard, Beth M.
dc.sponsorThis image was made available, in part, through a generous grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
dc.subjectItaly
dc.subjectVenice
dc.subjectVenezia
dc.subjectSan Marco
dc.subjectBasilica of St. Mark's
dc.subjectSt. Mark's Basilica
dc.subjectPatriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark
dc.subjectBasilica Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco
dc.subjectBasilica di San Marco
dc.subjectBasilicas
dc.subjectChurch Facades
dc.subjectMosaics
dc.subjectLife of Jesus Christ in Art
dc.subjectChrist's Resurrection in Art
dc.titleVenice, Italy: San Marco: St. Mark's Basilica: Western Facade: Resurrection of Christ
dc.typeImage

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