Palermo, The Royal Palace or Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), The Palatine Chapel (Basilica): view. In the background the apse and the mosaics (1143). Above the Annunciation; in the bowl - shaped vault, Christ Pantocrator; in the tambour of the apse, the Virgin enthroned with St. Peter Apostle and Mary Magdalene, and John the Baptist and St James Apostle on the right. These last two figures were added at the end of the eighteenth century. Palazzo Reale (Palazzo dei Norma, Palermo (PA), Sicilia - Sicily, Italia - Italy
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Palermo, The Royal Palace or Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), The Palatine Chapel (Basilica): view. In the background the apse and the mosaics (1143). Above the Annunciation; in the bowl - shaped vault, Christ Pantocrator; in the tambour of the apse, the Virgin enthroned with St. Peter Apostle and Mary Magdalene, and John the Baptist and St James Apostle on the right. These last two figures were added at the end of the eighteenth century.
Palazzo Reale (Palazzo dei Norma, Palermo (PA), Sicilia - Sicily, Italia - Italy

Date

Aug 14, 2010

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Ghigo Roli/Photo12

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GHR26A02_054

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Keywords

Palace of the Normans Palatine Chapel Royal Palace St. John The Baptist St. Mary Magdalene World Heritage Site Abside Apse Angel Annunciation Apostle Archangel Art Byzantine Art Basilica Palatina Bowl-shaped Vault Cherub Church Christianity Christ Norman Age Gabriel Jesus Italy The Virgin Mary Mosaic Palazzo Reale Palazzo dei Normanni Palermo Pantocrator Religion S. Giacomo St. James S. Giovanni Battista S. Maria Maddalena St. Peter Saint Sicily Tambour UNESCO

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