Mosaic, Palatine Chapel, Norman Palace, Palermo
Lament of King David over his son Absalom whose revolt against his father ended in his death, mosaic, 19th century, by Santi Cardini and Pietro Casamassima, commissioned by Ferdinando III, on the entrance facade to the Palatine Chapel or Cappella Palatina, the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The chapel was built for Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and consecrated in 1143, and is decorated with Byzantine mosaics. The chapel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13445061
Media ID
45185932
Size
5906px x 5317px
(15.1MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
