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Saracenic and Norman remains, to illustrate the Normans in Sicily

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Creator(s)
author: Henry Gally Knight (English, 1786-1846)
Italian, Sicilian
Time period
publication date: 1840
creation date: extant structure built after 1693 earthquake, using elements from earlier structures, 18th century
Location
Site: Catania (Sicily, Italy)
Cultural context
British
Italian
Sicilian
Description
A 18th century church on the site of a Roman building which contained the prison where Saint Agatha was held during her trial. After the 1693 earthquake destroyed most of the building on the site, the church was built on the site of the former Norman chapel. The white marble portal of the church dates earlier [ca. 11th-13th centuries, date is unclear] and was removed from the cathedral and installed in the church.
page, Plate X, lithograph of portal of Santo Carcere, removed from cathedral, from "Saracenic and Norman remains"
Work type
Church
Book
Medium
paper (fiber product)
ink
stone
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Type
Image
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