Rose window, Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

Duomo di Orvieto; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta is a large 14th-century Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The Rose Window, by Andrea di Cione, also known as Orcagna (1354-1380), is the focal point and catalyst for the observer of the cathedral facade. It consists of a double row of columns with intersecting arches, where the center stands the face of Christ the Redeemer surrounded by mosaics in 4 triangles. These are by Piero di Puccio (1388), and depict the four doctors of the church: St. Augustine, St. Gregory the Great, St. Jerome and St. Ambrose. Externally, the Rose Window is surrounded by sculptures representing, among others, the apostles and 12 prophets. The statues and the heads are in travertine.