• According to an ancient inscription, it was founded by the exarch Isaac of Ravenna in 639, when Torcello was still a rival to the young nearby settlement at Venice.
  • According to an ancient inscription, it was founded by the exarch Isaac of Ravenna in 639, when Torcello was still a rival to the young nearby settlement at Venice.
  • The main subject of the decorations of the Torcello Cathedral is the Virgin Mary, who welcomes visitors from the top on entering the cathedral, in an...
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  • Torcello Cathedral. On an island that once rivaled Venice for dominance of the lagoon, the Church of Santa Maria Assunta contains stunning Byzantine mosaics.
  • A majestic example of Byzantine art, the Torcello Cathedral, built in 639, was enlarged in 1008 and dedicated to Mary, Mother of God...
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  • See. Torcello Cathedral... The most important artistic element of the cathedral is the mosaics, the earliest remaining mosaics in the neighbourhood of Venice.
  • According to an ancient inscription, it was founded by the exarch Isaac of Ravenna in 639, when Torcello was still a rival to the young nearby settlement at Venice.