and charmto the artist. A word must be said here about the fineporphyry tombs in the cathedral, renowned forthe skill with which the hard material has beentreated. Were the craftsmen Sicilians ? To onewho has come to believe in the Apulian origin ofthe short-lived Sicilian blossoming of sculpture,… … Alinar TOMB OF ROGER II., CATHEDRAL, PALERMO p. 204 THE CATHEDRAL OF PALERMO artists, these tombs are superb, full of impressivegrandeur. The tombs of the two Emperors,Henry VL and his son Frederic IL, have plainporphyry canopies ; the tombs of Roger IL andhis daughter Constance, canopies of white…
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