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Monreale cathedral, bronze doors of Bonannus of Pisa, scenes of Noah and Abraham, figures of prophets

Monreale cathedral, bronze doors of Bonannus of Pisa, scenes of Noah and Abraham, figures of prophets

The bronze doors of the west entrance of Monreale cathedral were signed and dated (1186) by Bonannus of Pisa who also made two sets of doors for Pisa Cathedral. Twenty Old Testament scenes occupy the five lower rows and twenty New Testament scenes the upper five rows. These four panels are on the right door in the third and fourth rows of scenes from the bottom. In the lower row, Noah is shown planting a vine (Genesis 9: 20), and the ark – still populated – rests on top of Mt. Ararat with a dove perched on top. In the right panel, Abraham is visited at Mamre by three men (Genesis 18). The titulus draws upon Christian exegesis of this scene as a revelation of the Trinity: “Abraa(m) tres uidi(t) unu(m) adoraui(t),” “Abraham saw three and worshipped one.” The two panels in the fourth row present Moses and Aaron, on the left, and Malachi, the prophet, and Balaam riding an ass, on the right. D'Emilio photo archive no. s19781117_2065u (13.4.17)
Galleries: Aaron, Abraham and the three men at Mamre, Balaam, Bonannus of Pisa, Bronze doors, Bronze doors of Bonannus of Pisa, Monreale cathedral, Doors, Italy 1180s, Malachi, Moses, Noah and the vineyard, Noah, the ark, and the flood, Tituli on bronze doors
Keywords: ark, kneeling, prophets, vineyard
Photo Location: Monreale, Italy
Photographer: Dr. James D’Emilio
Date of Photo:
Device Make: Nikon
Device Model: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Original Dimensions: 5110×3530
Picture Orientation: Landscape
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Picture Number: 22427