MOSAIC ARTIST, Italian
(active 1180s in Monreale)

North transept, north wall (detail)

1180s
Mosaic
Cathedral, Monreale

An extensive cycle on the life of Christ unfolds in three registers across the walls of the crossing and the transepts, beginning with the Annunciation and ending with the miracle of the Pentecost.

The present picture shows a detail of the north wall in the north transept. It represents the Ascension of Christ.