
Dr Federica Gigante and the fresco in the Church of St Antonio in Polesine, Italy. Photo: Federica Gigante
Dr Federica Gigante and the fresco in the Church of St Antonio in Polesine, Italy. Photo: Federica Gigante
Islamic art ‘at heart’ of medieval Christianity
Thirteenth-century fresco painting in an Italian church depicts an ‘altar tent’ made of Islamic designs