eleventh and twelfth centuries, whichshowed itself in a kind of afterglow of sweetclassical grace, mingling naively with tenderspirituality and quaint love of splendour. It isto painters of this school that the best mosaicsof Sicily are due. In the Martorana all the vaults and arches, theupper part… … THE MARTORANA, PALERMOAfter the restoration. t 152 THE MARTORANA charm in their mellow decorative harmony andmystic iconographical unity and concordance. Thus in the cupola over the sanctuary figuringthe vault of Heaven, the figure of Christ Panto-crater ( blessing the world ) occupies the top…
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