La Martorana (Palermo, Italy): George of Antioch prostrate before the Virgin: George of Antioch, detail

Published/Created:

ca. 1140-1150

Physical Description:

mosaics

Notes:

Commissioned by by Admiral George of Antioch during the reign of Roger II (1130–54)
Italy, Sicily, Palermo

Variant Titles:

S. Maria dell'Ammiraglio
Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio (La Martorana), Chiesa della Martorana (Palermo, Italy)

Topics:

Mosaics -- Italy -- 12th century -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Byzantine
Norman

Accession Number:

3590-005

Genre:

mosaics (AAT)

Format:

Image

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Kitzinger, Ernst, The Mosaics of St. Mary's of the Admiral in Palermo, Washington, D.C., 1990

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 306163

OID:

574476

PID:

digcoll:2066271