Chiesetta Bizantina di San Marco, Rossano

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MICHELE CASCELLA (ITALIAN, 1892-1989)
Chiesetta Bizantina di San Marco, Rossano
signed, inscribed and dated 'Michele Cascella Rossano/1934' (lower right) and inscribed '"CHIESETTA BIZANTINA/DI S. MARCO"/ROSSANO' (on the reverse)
black ink and watercolour
25 x 35¼ in. (63.5 x 89.5 cm.)

Provenance

Umberto II, King of Italy, (1904-1983).

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The church of San Marco in Rossano is considered one of the great Byzantine monuments of Southern Italy. Dating back to the 11th century, the church has a five cupola construction and perches on a rocky crag to the south east of the town.

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