Caption

Palermo, The Royal Palace or Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), Pisana Tower, the King Roger Room: view of the Room which was commissioned by King Roger II d'Altavilla. It is characterized by large mosaic surfaces of great value representing plant elements and scenes of courtly and hunting style, symbols of the Norman power (hunting scenes with archers and deer, peacocks, swans, and mythological centaurs, griffins and other exotic animals among luxuriant vegetation). Mosaics are characterised by Greek Byzantine style (XIII century).
Detail with centaurs, peacocks, leopards and palm and banana trees.
Palazzo Reale (Palazzo dei Norma, Palermo (PA), Sicilia - Sicily, Italia - Italy

Date

Aug 06, 2010

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR26A02_139

License type

Rights managed

Available size

119.9Mb (16.3Mb) / 23.2in x 20.1in / 6961 x 6022 (300dpi)

Keywords

Palace of the Normans Royal Palace World Heritage Site Tree Altavilla Animal Byzantine Art Banana Tree Botany Hunting Centaur Norman Age Fauna Flora Il Duecento 13th Century Italy Leopard Mammal Mythology Mosaic Palazzo Reale Palazzo dei Normanni Palermo Palm Tree Peacock Roger II Sicily UNESCO Bird

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