Cappella Palatina

Royal Palace

patron: Roger II, King of Sicily (Sicilian, 1095-1154)
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/19935
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Sources: Ahmad, Aziz. 1975. A History of Islamic Sicily. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Tomasi, Gioacchino Lanza and Zalapi, Angheli. 1998. Palaces of Sicily. New York: Rizzoli, 32-34. Tronzo, William. 1997. The Cultures of His Kingdom, Roger II and the Cappella Palatina in Palermo. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. http://www.comune.palermo.it/musei/palatina/index_en.html http://www.mondes-normands.caen.fr/angleterre/Patrimoine_architectural/Italie/sicile/1130_1154/17/index.htm
 
interior, painted panels depicting Arab cavalryman, horseman, and warrior, 1993
 
Type of Work
Palace; Chapel
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Chapels (rooms or structures), Italy --History --476-1268, Roger II, King of Sicily, d. 1154, Islam -- History, Royal palaces, Normans, France -- History -- 476-1492, Architecture --Islamic influences, Arabs, Camels, Hawks, Horses, Spears (Weapons), Cavalries, Islam -- History, Warriors, Fur hats
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