Monreale Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Monreale, Metropolitan Town of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. Just one of the best existent examples of Norman architecture, it was begun in 1174 by William II of Sicily. In 1182 the church, committed to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, was, by a bull of Pope Lucius… Continue reading Monreale Cathedral, Palermo (Sicily) UNESCO HERITAGE 2015
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Cimitero monumentale dei Rotoli, Palermo. What a great environment of factors allowed the flourishing of high-quality arts at the beginning of the twentieth century? Was it the rising industrial bourgeoise course, ready to manage the fee of mosaics, statues, woodwork, wrought iron? Was it the mastery of craftsmen refined by the hundreds of years and… Continue reading Lacrime
Athenian Red Figure hydria depicting the construction of the chest for the exile of Danae and Perseus
The carpenter is using a bow drill to bore a hole. Greek, Athenian, Late Archaic time period, ca. 490 BCE, attributed to the Gallatin Painter. Explained to have been found at Gela, Sicily. Museum of Wonderful Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United states of america Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912: 13.200 More information on museum’s web site.… Continue reading Athenian Red Figure hydria depicting the construction of the chest for the exile of Danae and Perseus