Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: the 'Virgin Annunciate' in the gallery of the Annunciation
Architect/Designer | Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) |
| Scarpa, Carlo (1906-1978) |
Artist/Photographer | ORCH Orsenigo-Chemollo |
Country | Italy |
City | Palermo |
Subject Date | 1954 |
Image Date | 2007 |
View | Interior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Digital image |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | ORCH Chemollo / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Art objects ; Conversion of buildings ; Museums ; Monasteries & convents ; Restoration |
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954. The Palermo 'Virgin Annunciate' is one of the most famous paintings by Antonello da Messina, probably painted in Sicily in 1476.
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