Il Duomo Portal Milan Italy
by Joan Carroll
Title
Il Duomo Portal Milan Italy
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
Early in the morning in Milan Italy I visited Il Duomo, the landmark Roman Catholic cathedral, hoping to spend some time photographing the intricate detail of the ornate facade. Patrolling guards thought differently, saying that I could not photograph from the upper step level with the door, but could do so 5 steps down! But not before I made this photo of the central portal. Mark Twain wrote of the cathedral: 'What a wonder it is! So grand, so solemn, so vast! And yet so delicate, so airy, so graceful! A very world of solid weight, and yet it seems ...a delusion of frostwork that might vanish with a breath!....The central one of its five great doors is bordered with a bas-relief of birds and fruits and beasts and insects, which have been so ingeniously carved out of the marble that they seem like living creatures-- and the figures are so numerous and the design so complex, that one might study it a week without exhausting its interest.' Of the bronze door itself, it dates from 1907 and is made in the Liberty Style (Italian Art Nouveau). It is s dedicated to the joy and sorrow Virgin Mary and each of the boxes has a biblical chapter that refers to the life of the Virgin. Sad scenes are on the left, joyful ones on the right, and on top (behind the very modern screen) is the coronation of Mary in heaven, surrounded by all the saints and angels. And this is but a small fraction of the front facade!
FEATURED PHOTO, All Art Welcome group, 11/16/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Arts Fantastic World group, 10/21/16
FEATURED PHOTO, USA Photographers Only group, 10/19/16
joan carroll, medieval, metal, milano, history, holy, tourism, travel, sculpture, sacred, religion, religious, christian, church, architecture, decorative, gothic, exterior, european, entrance, Europe
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Toni Abdnour
I'm imagining this being built......the marble being carved, the hours of work that went into this portal. Wow! Captured superbly, Joan! l/f
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