Pisa Cathedral
Buschetto
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Alternative Titles
Santa Maria Assunta
St. Mary of the Assumption
Date
1064-1165Description
The front (west) elevation (added in the early 12C, along with the apse, as part of an enlargement program, by Rainaldo and Buscheto), detail, showing area above the right lateral portal; The cathedral is a basilica with double aisles of different widths, a matroneo ("women's gallery") and an apsidal east end. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 11/29/2007)
Type of Work
cathedralSubject
architectural exteriors, Medieval, Romanesque
Rights
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