Reliefs on the façade of Orvieto Cathedral (1310-30)
by Lorenzo MAITANI

The Gothic façade of the Orvieto Cathedral is one of the great masterpieces of the Late Middle Ages. The bas-reliefs on the piers depict biblical stories from the Old and New Testament. They are considered among the most famous of all 14th-century sculpture. These marbles from the fourteenth and fifteenth century are the collective and anonymous work of at least three or four masters with assistance of their workshops. It is assumed that Maitani must have worked on the reliefs on the first pier from the left, as work on the reliefs began before 1310. The contract of 1310 did allow Maitani to retain some assistants for the sculptural work on the façade, but it seems likely that these craftsmen had already begun the work under the supervision of an earlier master. The reliefs on the second and third piers are by these craftsmen.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Reliefs on the piers
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*600
True Color
265 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

786*1200
True Color
272 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

700*1210
True Color
188 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 1
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*1052
True Color
262 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 1 (detail)
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*837
True Color
188 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 2
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1500*1045
True Color
282 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 3
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1500*996
True Color
274 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 3 (detail)
1310-30
Marble, height 50 cm (size of detail)
Duomo, Orvieto

971*768
Grayscale
145 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 4
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1500*928
True Color
259 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 5
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*975
True Color
292 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 5 (detail)
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1400*1055
True Color
254 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 6
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1500*969
True Color
285 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 7
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*795
True Color
266 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 7 (detail)
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1400*1050
True Color
273 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 8
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1500*854
True Color
276 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 8 (detail)
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1400*1054
True Color
295 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 9
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*833
True Color
270 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 10
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*766
True Color
248 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 10 (detail)
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1400*1057
True Color
227 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 11
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*871
True Color
277 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 12
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*940
True Color
291 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 12 (detail)
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1400*1060
True Color
224 Kb



Reliefs on pier 1: Scene 13
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*1016
True Color
258 Kb



Reliefs on pier 2
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

718*1300
True Color
262 Kb



Reliefs on pier 3
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

724*1300
True Color
274 Kb



Reliefs on pier 3
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

644*1300
True Color
250 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

721*1300
True Color
268 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1431*1900
True Color
275 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 1
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1500*1103
True Color
274 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 1
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*987
True Color
243 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 1 (detail)
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*907
True Color
290 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 2
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1500*1125
True Color
263 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 2
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1500*931
True Color
250 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 2 (detail)
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1325*971
True Color
216 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 2 (detail)
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1400*781
True Color
169 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 2 (detail)
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

844*1200
True Color
143 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 3
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1200*942
True Color
266 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 4
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1200*902
True Color
270 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 5
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*891
True Color
253 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 6
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*970
True Color
263 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 7
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*971
True Color
253 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 8
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1178*1200
True Color
276 Kb



Reliefs on pier 4: Scene 9
1310-30
Marble
Duomo, Orvieto

1300*1171
True Color
291 Kb




Works by Lorenzo MAITANI
Construction and decoration of Orvieto Cathedral
Reliefs on the façade of Orvieto Cathedral