Orvieto Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Orvieto

Entering Umbria from Tuscany on the Autostrade del Sole	Day trip to Orvieto	Orvieto is a walled town built on a volcanic butte	Road around the base of Orvieto
One of several medieval towers in Orvieto	Piazza della Repubblica, Orvieto	Construction of the Cathedral of Orvieto began in 1290	Piazza Duomo, Orvieto
Mosaic over the main portal of Orvieto Cathedral	Piazza Duomo, Orvieto	Tour the underground tunnels - Orvieto Ipogeo	View looking south from the old city of Orvieto
Abbazia di San Severo e Martirio, Orvieto	Entrance to Underground Orvieto	Debbie and Leif heading for the Underground Orvieto tour	Map of the labyrinth beneath Orvieto
Geographical formation of Orvieto	Orvieto's underground city is carved into the tuff, a soft volcanic rock	Underground Orvieto	Underground Orvieto
Millstones, Underground Orvieto	Medieval olive oil press in a cave of Underground Orvieto	Underground Orvieto	Underground Orvieto
Underground Orvieto	Underground Orvieto	Shaft leading to the surface, Underground Orvieto	Staircase between levels of Underground Orvieto
A deep shaft, Underground Orvieto	Dovecote with small niches for pigeons to roost	Dovecotes beneath Orvieto provided a steady food source during times of siege	Stairs leading up from the dovecote, Underground Orvieto
Dovecote, Underground Orvieto	Tour of Underground Orvieto	Max, Underground Orvieto	Max, Underground Orvieto
Opening in the cliff face allowing pigeons access to the dovecote	Dovecote, Underground Orvieto	Abbey of Saints Severus and Martirio through the dovecote window	Dovecote, Orvieto
Dovecote, Orvieto	Dovecote, Orvieto	Max found a kitty in Orvieto	Palazzo Soliano - Museo dell�Opera del Duomo di Orvieto
Museo dell�Opera del Duomo di Orvieto	Marble sarcophagus, Museo dell�Opera del Duomo di Orvieto	Marble sarcophagus, Museo dell�Opera del Duomo di Orvieto	Torre del Moro Orvieto
Boar's Head, Orvieto	Trattoria La Pergola Orvieto	Piazza Ippolito Scalza, Orvieto	Liceo Ginnasio, Orvieto
Torre del Moro, Orvieto	View of Orvieto from the Torre del Moro	Piazza Repubblica from Torre del Moro, Orvieto	View from the Torre del Moro, Orvieto
Orvieto Cathedral from Torre del Moro	Orvieto Cathedral from Torre del Moro	View from the Torre del Moro, Orvieto	Old town of Orvieto from Torre del Moro
Piazza del Popolo from the Torre del Moro, Orvieto	Leif and Max on top of the Torre del Moro, Orvieto	Cucina da Carlo for lunch, Orvieto	Cucina da Carlo for lunch, Orvieto
Palazzo Gualterio, Orvieto	Church of St. Joseph, Orvieto	Via del Duomo, Orvieto	Orvieto Cathedral
Orvieto Cathedral	Orvieto Cathedral, officially basilica cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta	The Tuscan Gothic fa�ade of Orvieto Cathedral in the style of Siena's cathedral	Max at Orvieto Cathedral
Max at Orvieto Cathedral	Central fa�ade mosaics, Orvieto Cathedral	Central gable mosaic, Orvieto Cathedral	Left gable mosaic, Orvieto Cathedral
Upper left fa�ade mosaic, Orvieto Cathedral	Right gable mosaic, Orvieto Cathedral	Upper right fa�ade mosaic, Orvieto Cathedral	Top central fa�ade mosaics of the Coronation of the Virgin, Orvieto Cathedral
Afternoon sunlight on the fa�ade of Orvieto Cathedral	Fa�ade of Orvieto Cathedral	Left fa�ade bas-relief - the Book of Genesis	Creation of Adam bas-relief sculptures, early 14th C.
Creation of Eve bas-relief sculpture, Orvieto Cathedral	Adam and Eve with the serpent bas-relief sculpture, Orvieto Cathedral	Bronze winged lion of St. Mark on the fa�ade of Orvieto Cathedral	Bronze sculptures of the eagle of St. John and the Winged Ox of St. Luke
One of the bronze doors installed in 1970, Orvieto Cathedral	Bas-relief sculpture detail - the Tree of Jesse with scenes from the Old Testament	One of the bronze doors installed in 1970, Orvieto Cathedral	14th C. bas-relief of scenes from the New Testament
14th C. bas-relief of scenes from the New Testament	Winged Ox of St. Luke the Evangelist, Orvieto Cathedral	Christ sits at the Final Judgement bas-relief, Orvieto Cathedral	Bas-relief of the Final Judegment from the Book of Revelations, Orvieto Cathedral
Bas-relief sculpture of the Damned at the Final Judgement, Orvieto Cathedral	Detail from the Final Judgement bas-relief, Orvieto Cathedral	Modern sculpture, Orvieto Cathedral	Interior of Orvieto Cathedral, rather simple compared to Siena and Florence
Striped interior of Orvieto Cathedral with alternating rows of travertine and basalt	Fresco of St. Sebastian, Orvieto Cathedral	Fresco fragment of the Madonna and Child, Orvieto Cathedral	The 14th-15th C. frescoes of Orvieto Cathedral were covered by renovations in the 16th C.
Columns and side aisle, Orvieto Cathedral	St. Francis, Orvieto Cathedral	The organ of Orvieto Cathedral with 5,585 pipes	The organ of Orvieto Cathedral
Sculpture of Eve and the Serpent, Orvieto Cathedral	Resurrection of the Flesh (1499-1502), Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral	Detail of the Resurrection of the Flesh, Chapel of San Brizio	Detail of the Resurrection of the Flesh, Chapel of San Brizio
Detail of the Resurrection of the Flesh painted by Luca Signorelli, Chapel of San Brizio	Detail of the Resurrection of the Flesh, Luca Signorelli, Chapel of San Brizio	Detail of the Resurrection of the Flesh, Luca Signorelli, Chapel of San Brizio	The Damned in Hell by Luca Signorelli, Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral
Detail of the Damned are taken to Hell and received by Demons	Detail of the Damned in Hell, Luca Signorelli, Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral	Detail of the Damned in Hell, Luca Signorelli, Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral	Detail of the Damned in Hell, Luca Signorelli, Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral
Vaulted ceiling of the Chapel of 15th C. chapel of San Brizio, constructed 1408-1444	Christ in Judgement, 1447, by Fra Angelico and Benozzo Gozzoli, Chapel of San Brizio	Christ in Judgement, 1447, by Fra Angelico and Benozzo Gozzoli, Chapel of San Brizio	Ceiling of the Chapel of San Brizio - 15 Doctors of the Church - Doctorum Sapiens-Ordo
Patriarchs - Nobilis Patriarcharum cetus, Luca Signorelli, Chapel of San Brizio	The Twelve Apostles - Gloriosus Apostolorum chorus, Chapel of San Brizio	The Madonna of San Brizio, 1464, Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral	The Elect in Paradise, Luca Signorelli, Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral
Detail of the Elect in Paradise, Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral	Detail of the Elect in Paradise, Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral	The Preaching of the Antichrist, a depiction of Savonarola in Florence at the end of the 15th C.	Detail with Satan whispering in the ear of the Antichrist, Chapel of San Brizio
Detail from the Preaching of the Anti-Christ, Chapel of San Brizio	Piet� with martyrs S. Pietro Parenzo and S. Faustino, Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary	Detail of the Call to Hell - chiamata all'Inferno	Chapel of San Brizio, Orvieto Cathedral
Part of the Cycle of Illustrious Characters - possibly the author Sallustio	Figure on the entrance wall to the Chapel of San Brizio referred to as "Empedocle"	Ippolito Scalza's final sculpture, Ecce Homo, to the right of the Apse of Orvieto Cathedral	Ippolito Scalza's final sculpture, Ecce Homo, to the right of the Apse of Orvieto Cathedral
Ecce Homo, 1608, Ippolito Scalza	Christ at the column - Cristo alla colonna, 1627, Gabriel Mercanti, Orvieto Cathedral	Christ at the column, 1627, Orvieto Cathedral	Apse of Orvieto Cathedral with frescoes of the Life of the Virgin Mary, ca 1370-1380
Quadrifori stained glass window, 1328-1334	Detail of Giovanni di Boninio's stained glass window, Orvieto Cathedral	Sunlight on bas-relief sculptures of the interior of Orvieto Cathedral	Meeting of the Virgin and St. Elizabeth, Chapel of the Visitation, Giorgio Vasari, Orvieto Cathedral
Piet� of Ippolito Scalza, 1570-1579, Orvieto Cathedral	Chapel of the Corporal of Bolsena housing the Sacred Linen Cloth from 1263, Orvieto Cathedral	Ceiling of the Chapel of the Corporal, Orvieto Cathedral	Chapel of the Corporal, 1350-1356, with Archangels by Agostino Cornacchini, 1729
Chapel of the Corporal, Orvieto Cathedral	Museo dell�Opera del Duomo di Orvieto	Fa�ade of Orvieto Cathedral	Museo dell�Opera del Duomo di Orvieto
Museo Emilio Greco, Orvieto	Museo Emilio Greco, Orvieto	South side of Orvieto Cathedral	Fa�ade of Orvieto Cathedral
North side, Orvieto Cathedral	North side, Orvieto Cathedral	Max with the black and white stone of Orvieto Cathedral	Collegiata dei Santi Andrea e Bartolomeo, Piazza della Repubblica, Orvieto
Tower of the Comune di Orvieto, Piazza della Repubblica	War Memorial, Piazza Cahen, Orvieto	To the rescue in Orvieto	Deb took a tumble down the stairs prematurely ending the day

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