MOSAIC ARTIST, Italian
(active 1180s in Monreale)

Sanctuary, main apse, calotte

1180s
Mosaic
Cathedral, Monreale

The focus of the multifigured program is the main apse calotte with its half-figure of Christ pantocrator, which far surpasses all the other figures in style. His outspread arms fill nearly the entire width of the apse calotte, creating a grandiose, embracing gesture.




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