Chiostro dei Benedettini fountain - a photo on Flickriver

            "Perhaps the crowning glory of the cloister is the Arab fountain in the southwest corner. The fountain is almost a mini-cloister within the cloister, surrounded by its own four-sided colonnade."

"The Chiostro dei Benedettini (Benedictines' cloister) behind the Duomo of Monreale is a masterpiece of 12th century art with Arab-Norman arches borne by 228 twin columns (four on each corner). All columns have carved Romanesque capitals, of which very few are alike. They are the work of five master craftsmen, assisted by several apprentices. Many of the columns are also decorated with Arab style diaper work  — decorative treatment of a surface with a repeat pattern of squares (chequers), rectangles, or lozenges; some other columns are adorned with carved reliefs. 

The capitals depict biblical scenes and allegories, mythological scenes, quasi-heraldic elements, Arab warriors and Norman knights, as well as fauna and foliage motifs. Even the Classical subjects betray a certain inventiveness: the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian capitals, for example, appear ruffled by the wind."

Monreale, Sicily. 2018

Taken in: Italia / Sicilia / Monreale (show map)

Taken on: September 30, 2018

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Monreale

Palermo

Calatafimi-Segesta

Province of Trapani

2018

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Sets appears in: • Sicily. 2018

Groups appears in: • Geometrie, Geometry • Architecture/Cityscape Art more » • PLANET EARTH BACK IN THE DAY • Courtyards – Patios - Porches P1/C2 • Vestiges des bâtisseurs d'antan... • Of stones and rocks • Again and Again and Again • Urban water point • **Interesting patios** « less

Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/6.3, 1/200 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	E 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS LE
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.1 (Windows)
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