Rosetta of the Ostuni cathedral, Italy
by Patricia Hofmeester
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Rosetta of the Ostuni cathedral, Italy
Artist
Patricia Hofmeester
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Rose window, Ostuni Cathedral, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Ostuni, Apulia, Italy.
The cathedral was originally a church practising Orthodox rites prior to the year 1000. In 1228-1229, the present Romanesque church was erected by Frederick II of Swabia. The earthquake of 1456, strongly felt in Brindisi, damaged it. During 1469-1495 it was again rebuilt in a Gothic style.
The façade acquired its elegant rose window in the 15th century. The church once had four such windows. One of the portals is dedicated to Saint Blaise (San Biagio), one of the patrons of the city, and has the saint carved on the portal. A restoration in the 1970s tried to remove stucco decorations that covered the original Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
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