Luca Signorelli’s Apocalyptic Frescoes in Orvieto
The Renaissance artist’s paintings in the Italian town’s San Brizio Chapel comprise dynamic, monumental and fiercely ...
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Orvieto: What an Italian hill town should be
Orvieto’s cathedral gets my vote for Italy's liveliest ... It's a circa-1300 class in world history, back when no one dared question "intelligent design." Things start with Creation and end ...
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Luca Signorelli’s Apocalyptic Frescoes in Orvieto
When they first were revealed, the frescoes in the San Brizio Chapel of the majestic cathedral in Orvieto, Italy, both awed visitors and shocked them. The realistic scenes (1499-1504), portraying ...