Un moine tonsurien regarde le ciel alors qu'il bénit une femme qui priait à genoux devant lui. Fresque médiévale fragmentaire conservée sur un mur de gravats à l'intérieur du baptistère octogonale du début du 6th siècle, mérovingien ou Frankish, au début du 12th siècle Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur à Aix-en-Provence, France.

• Contributeur: Terence Kerr / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: 2F1F0C0
• Taille du fichier: 29 MB (1,5 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 3884 x 2609 px | 32,9 x 22,1 cm | 12,9 x 8,7 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 21 août 2007
• Lieu: Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France

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Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France: remains of a fine Romanesque medieval fresco painted against a blue background survive on a rubble wall inside the octagonal early 6th century Merovingian or Frankish baptistery preserved within the early 12th century Cathédrale de St.-Sauveur. According to legend, the cathedral land was originally occupied by a pre-Roman sacred site that was replaced by a temple, built in the Roman forum, dedicated to the sun god Apollo. The initial Christian construction, a small oratory, was founded around 500 AD and it was later joined by a group of episcopal buildings including the baptistery and several other rooms. The baptistery is one of the oldest in France. Its roof is supported by eight ancient columns, six of marble and two of granite, which some sources claim were salvaged from the Roman temple when the baptistery was built. In fact, only the octagonal baptismal pool and lower sections of the walls definitely date from the Merovingian era, with the upper walls and domed roof added in the 16th century. The present cathedral, accessed from Place de l’Université, was dedicated in 1103 and is a blend of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architecture. D0447.A5330

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