Monreale cathedral, bronze doors of Bonannus of Pisa, Adam and Eve in Paradise
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. In this panel, Adam and Eve are shown in the Garden of Eden before the Fall. Adam and Eve each cover themselves with one hand and Adam points or reaches towards the tree: their gestures anticipate the Fall and its consequences, the subject of the next panel. These two panels, in the lowest row of scenes on the right door, make a compositional pair, like the first two scenes on the left door, depicting the Creation of Adam and of Eve. D'Emilio photo archive no. s19781112_2060u (13.4.17/JD)Galleries:Adam and Eve in Paradise, Bonannus of Pisa, Bronze doors, Bronze doors of Bonannus of Pisa, Monreale cathedral, Doors, Italy 1180s, Tituli on bronze doorsKeywords:EdenPhoto Location: Monreale, ItalyPhotographer: Dr. James D’EmilioDate of Photo:Device Make: NikonDevice Model: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 EDOriginal Dimensions: 3482×5302Picture Orientation: PortraitGPS Coordinates:Picture Number: 22423
WARNING: You are about to download a 43.6 MB TIFF!
Normally such a large file is only needed for high quality printing purposes. If you are certain that you need such a large file, click the DOWNLOAD button to begin.
If you do not wish to download the large TIFF, just click the × in the top right-hand corner to close this alert.
