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  • Aragonese window, 14th century, in the Arabic Norman tower, or Torre di Scrigno, 12th century, the oldest part of the building, built on top of the Punic ancient city walls to defend the city, at the Palazzo Conte Federico, a 12th century Arabic Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Surrounding the window are carved the coats of arms of the city of Palermo, the Swabians and the Aragonese. The Federico counts bought the palace in the mid 17th century and are responsible for commissioning many of the decorations in place today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aragonese window, 14th century, in the Arabic Norman tower, or Torre di Scrigno, 12th century, the oldest part of the building, built on top of the Punic ancient city walls to defend the city, at the Palazzo Conte Federico, a 12th century Arabic Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Surrounding the window are carved the coats of arms of the city of Palermo, the Swabians and the Aragonese. The Federico counts bought the palace in the mid 17th century and are responsible for commissioning many of the decorations in place today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aragonese window, 14th century, in the Arabic Norman tower, or Torre di Scrigno, 12th century, the oldest part of the building, built on top of the Punic ancient city walls to defend the city, at the Palazzo Conte Federico, a 12th century Arabic Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Surrounding the window are carved the coats of arms of the city of Palermo, the Swabians and the Aragonese. The Federico counts bought the palace in the mid 17th century and are responsible for commissioning many of the decorations in place today. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aragonese gate, Castello a Mare or Castellammare, a fortress defending the entrance to the port at Palermo, Sicily, Italy. This gate was the main entrance to the fort and the remaining building dates to the 15th century, with 2 towers in Catalan-Aragonese style. Originally built in the 12th century, the fort was expanded in the 15th and 1th centuries. The site contains a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aragonese gate, Castello a Mare or Castellammare, a fortress defending the entrance to the port at Palermo, Sicily, Italy. This gate was the main entrance to the fort and the remaining building dates to the 15th century, with 2 towers in Catalan-Aragonese style. Originally built in the 12th century, the fort was expanded in the 15th and 1th centuries. The site contains a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aragonese gate, Castello a Mare or Castellammare, a fortress defending the entrance to the port at Palermo, Sicily, Italy. This gate was the main entrance to the fort and the remaining building dates to the 15th century, with 2 towers in Catalan-Aragonese style. Originally built in the 12th century, the fort was expanded in the 15th and 1th centuries. The site contains a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aragonese gate, Castello a Mare or Castellammare, a fortress defending the entrance to the port at Palermo, Sicily, Italy. This gate was the main entrance to the fort and the remaining building dates to the 15th century, with 2 towers in Catalan-Aragonese style. Originally built in the 12th century, the fort was expanded in the 15th and 1th centuries. The site contains a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_101.jpg
  • Aragonese gate, Castello a Mare or Castellammare, a fortress defending the entrance to the port at Palermo, Sicily, Italy. This gate was the main entrance to the fort and the remaining building dates to the 15th century, with 2 towers in Catalan-Aragonese style. Originally built in the 12th century, the fort was expanded in the 15th and 1th centuries. The site contains a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_062.jpg
  • Aragonese gate, Castello a Mare or Castellammare, a fortress defending the entrance to the port at Palermo, Sicily, Italy. This gate was the main entrance to the fort and the remaining building dates to the 15th century, with 2 towers in Catalan-Aragonese style. Originally built in the 12th century, the fort was expanded in the 15th and 1th centuries. The site contains a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_061.jpg
  • Moat with arched bridge and diamond shaped fortifications, and behind, the Aragonese gate, at Castello a Mare or Castellammare, a fortress defending the entrance to the port at Palermo, Sicily, Italy. This gate was the main entrance to the fort and the remaining building dates to the 15th century, with 2 towers in Catalan-Aragonese style. Originally built in the 12th century, the fort was expanded in the 15th and 1th centuries. The site contains a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary Magdalene in majesty holding oil for anointing Christ's feet, from the Spiridon triptych from an altarpiece in tempera and gilt on wood from the Louvre, by Maitre de Florida, Aragonese school, 1450-75, in the Gothic Perpignan exhibition of the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gothic Perpignan exhibition, with tomb effigy of Vicomte de Castelnou from the Couvent Saint Francois, 1200-50, and behind, the Spiridon triptych from an altarpiece in tempera and gilt on wood from the Louvre, by Maitre de Florida, Aragonese school, 1450-75, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The triptych features left-right St Michael slaying the demon, Mary Magdalene in majesty holding oil, and St Bernardino of Siena. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roger of Lauria (Roger de Lluria - 1245 - 1305) Sicilian-Aragonese admiral, commander of the fleet of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers, bronze statue, 1884, by Josep Reynes i Gurgui, Passeig de Lluis Companys with Passeig de Pujades, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roger of Lauria (Roger de Lluria - 1245 - 1305) Sicilian-Aragonese admiral, commander of the fleet of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers, bronze statue, 1884, by Josep Reynes i Gurgui, Passeig de Lluis Companys with Passeig de Pujades, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Alfonso II el Liberal, or Alfonso III of Aragon, 1265-91, 1427, by Jaume Mateu, tempera on wood, from a group of 15 portraits of the kings and queens of Aragon, which decorated the Council Chamber of Valencia City Hall, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Peter III the Ceremonious, or Peter IV of Aragon, 1319-87, 1427, by Jaume Mateu, tempera on wood, from a group of 15 portraits of the kings and queens of Aragon, which decorated the Council Chamber of Valencia City Hall, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Agony in the Garden, with apostles sleeping and Jesus praying, scene from Christ's Passion, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Magi, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden Virgin statue with dress and veil, in the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Epiphany, with Mary and Joseph and the Christ child, and the magi, detail, oil painting on panel, 16th century, by unknown artist, from an altarpiece, in the Parroquia de Santa Maria de los Sagrados Corporales, originally a Romanesque church built in 1130 and expanded by Juan Marron in 1585-92 in Renaissance style, in Daroca, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The artist, possibly from Brussels, works in 'flamenco rafaelistas' style, reminiscent of Perugino. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alquezar, a village surrounding the castle and Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, built as an Islamic fortress in the 9th century by Khalaf ibn Rasid and consecrated 1099, on a limestone outcrop, in the Sierra de Guara national park, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Central statue of the Virgin of the Assumption, standing on the moon surrounded by angels, from the altarpiece of the high altar, Renaissance, 1490-1503, in the  Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece consists of 20 painted panels and wooden polychrome statuettes. The design and ornamentation are by Flemish master Gil de Brabant, and the paintings by Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rooftops of the town of Daroca, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. Daroca is a medieval town surrounded by city walls with towers and gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Catherine, 1474-78, by Bartolome Bermejo, Hispanic-Flemish Gothic, oil painting on board, detail from the predella of the St Onuphrius altarpiece, in the Parroquia de Santa Maria de los Sagrados Corporales, originally a Romanesque church built in 1130 and expanded by Juan Marron in 1585-92 in Renaissance style, in Daroca, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The painting was originally part of the altarpiece of Santa Engracia from the extinct convent of San Francisco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kiss of Judas, scene from the Passion of Christ, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC242.jpg
  • Martyrdom of San Blas on an X-shaped cross, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Wooden Virgin statue with dress and veil, in the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC222.jpg
  • Way to Calvary, depicting Christ carrying the cross, scene from Christ's Passion, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of a female saint holding pliers, next to the altarpiece in the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Altarpiece of St Sebastian, 1503, in Gothic Flemish style, with statuettes by Flemish master Gil de Brabante of Saint-Roch, Saint-Nicaise of Reims, St Sebastian, Saint-Blaise and St Peter of Verona, in the  Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece also has 7 painted panels by Pedro de Aponte and Pedro de Dezpiota. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of St Augustine of Hippo, by the Master of Bolea, from the altarpiece of the high altar, Renaissance, 1490-1503, in the  Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece consists of 20 painted panels and wooden polychrome statuettes. The design and ornamentation are by Flemish master Gil de Brabant, and the paintings by Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC118.jpg
  • Altarpiece of the high altar, Renaissance, 1490-1503, in the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece consists of 20 painted panels and wooden polychrome statuettes. The design and ornamentation are by Flemish master Gil de Brabant, and the paintings by Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC115.jpg
  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC111.jpg
  • Alquezar, a village surrounding the castle and Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, built as an Islamic fortress in the 9th century by Khalaf ibn Rasid and consecrated 1099, on a limestone outcrop, in the Sierra de Guara national park, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alquezar, a village surrounding the castle and Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, built as an Islamic fortress in the 9th century by Khalaf ibn Rasid and consecrated 1099, on a limestone outcrop, in the Sierra de Guara national park, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC094.jpg
  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC096.jpg
  • Mocking of Christ and the Crowning of Thorns, scene from the Passion of Christ, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC247.jpg
  • Christ rising from the tomb, 1474-78, by Bartolome Bermejo, Hispanic-Flemish Gothic, oil painting on board, detail from the predella of the St Onuphrius altarpiece, in the Parroquia de Santa Maria de los Sagrados Corporales, originally a Romanesque church built in 1130 and expanded by Juan Marron in 1585-92 in Renaissance style, in Daroca, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The painting was originally part of the altarpiece of Santa Engracia from the extinct convent of San Francisco. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC243.jpg
  • San Blas in jail, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crypt of Santa Quiteria, in the lower church, at the Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The castle was built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and added to 1073-97, with several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figures on a carved capital in the apse of the Church of St Peter, Romanesque, at the Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The apse has columns joined by arches with decorative capitals carved with vegetal designs, mythological animals and biblical characters. The castle was built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and added to 1073-97, with several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dog, an attribute of St Quiteria, carved on the door post of the crypt of Santa Quiteria, in the lower church, at the Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The castle was built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and added to 1073-97, with several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC126.jpg
  • Central statue of the Virgin of the Assumption, standing on the moon surrounded by angels, from the altarpiece of the high altar, Renaissance, 1490-1503, in the  Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece consists of 20 painted panels and wooden polychrome statuettes. The design and ornamentation are by Flemish master Gil de Brabant, and the paintings by Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC120.jpg
  • Painting of Christ wearing the crown of thorns, from the altarpiece of St Sebastian, 1503, in Gothic Flemish style, with paintings by Pedro de Aponte and Pedro de Dezpiota and statuettes by Flemish master Gil de Brabante, in the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC121.jpg
  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC114.jpg
  • Painting of St Martin of Tours, 4th century bishop, in the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure being eaten by a beast on a carved capital in the apse of the Church of St Peter, Romanesque, at the Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The apse has columns joined by arches with decorative capitals carved with vegetal designs, mythological animals and biblical characters. The castle was built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and added to 1073-97, with several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC104.jpg
  • Altarpiece of the high altar, Renaissance, 1490-1503, in the  Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece consists of 20 painted panels and wooden polychrome statuettes. The design and ornamentation are by Flemish master Gil de Brabant, and the paintings by Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Death of the Virgin, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entry into Jerusalem, scene from the Passion of Christ, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flagellation, scene from the Passion of Christ, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Consecration of St Thomas a Becket as a bishop, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Martyrdom of St Thomas a Becket, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • San Blas enthroned, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC232.jpg
  • Figure being eaten by a beast on a carved capital in the apse of the Church of St Peter, Romanesque, at the Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The apse has columns joined by arches with decorative capitals carved with vegetal designs, mythological animals and biblical characters. The castle was built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and added to 1073-97, with several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC129.jpg
  • Apse of the Church of St Peter, Romanesque, at the Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The apse has columns joined by arches with decorative capitals carved with vegetal designs, mythological animals and biblical characters. The castle was built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and added to 1073-97, with several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC130.JPG
  • Painting of St Teresa of Avila, 1515-82, by the Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist, in the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC123.jpg
  • Painting of Pope St Gregory, reigned 590-604 AD, by the Master of Bolea, from the altarpiece of the high altar, Renaissance, 1490-1503, in the  Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece consists of 20 painted panels and wooden polychrome statuettes. The design and ornamentation are by Flemish master Gil de Brabant, and the paintings by Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC117.jpg
  • Painting of St Augustine of Hippo, by the Master of Bolea, from the altarpiece of the high altar, Renaissance, 1490-1503, in the  Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece consists of 20 painted panels and wooden polychrome statuettes. The design and ornamentation are by Flemish master Gil de Brabant, and the paintings by Master of Bolea, an unknown Spanish artist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC119.JPG
  • Apse of the Church of St Peter, Romanesque, at the Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The apse has columns joined by arches with decorative capitals carved with vegetal designs, mythological animals and biblical characters. The castle was built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and added to 1073-97, with several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC101.jpg
  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC106.jpg
  • Portrait of Alfons IV the Magnanimous, or Alfonso V of Aragon, 1396-1458, 1427, by Jaume Mateu, tempera on wood, from a group of 15 portraits of the kings and queens of Aragon, which decorated the Council Chamber of Valencia City Hall, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0564.jpg
  • Portrait of James I of Aragon, or Jaime I el Conquistador, 1208-76, 1427, by Jaume Mateu, tempera on wood, from a group of 15 portraits of the kings and queens of Aragon, which decorated the Council Chamber of Valencia City Hall, in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, in the Palau Nacional on Montjuic Hill, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_SPAIN_MC_0563.jpg
  • Rooftops of the town of Daroca, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. Daroca is a medieval town surrounded by city walls with towers and gates. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC214.jpg
  • Village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. In the centre is the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church containing a Gothic altarpiece by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC215.jpg
  • Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC252.jpg
  • Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC251.jpg
  • Nave and baroque baldachin altar of the Parroquia de Santa Maria de los Sagrados Corporales, originally a Romanesque church built in 1130 and expanded by Juan Marron in 1585-92 in Renaissance style, in Daroca, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC241.jpg
  • Virgin of Mercy, also called Virgin of Sponsorship or Virgin of Hope, covering the faithful with her cloak, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC238.jpg
  • Scene from the life of St Thomas a Becket, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC236.jpg
  • Consecration of San Blas as a bishop, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC231.jpg
  • Way to Calvary, depicting Christ carrying the cross, scene from Christ's Passion, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC219.jpg
  • Last Supper, scene from the Passion of Christ, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC213.jpg
  • Statuette of St Barbara with a tower and palm branch, from the St Barbara altarpiece, Baroque, 17th - 18th century, in the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, originally a 10th century Islamic fortress, then a 12th century Romanesque church and Priory of the Royal Abbey of Montearagon, then collegiate church built 1541-59 by Pedro de Irazabal, at Bolea, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC124.jpg
  • Parade ground or Patio de Armas at the Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC100.jpg
  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC103.jpg
  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC108.jpg
  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC110.jpg
  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC113.jpg
  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC112.jpg
  • Alquezar, a village surrounding the castle and Collegiate Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, built as an Islamic fortress in the 9th century by Khalaf ibn Rasid and consecrated 1099, on a limestone outcrop, in the Sierra de Guara national park, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC093.jpg
  • Mallos de Riglos, huge rock formations 300m high with vertical cliffs popular with climbers, in the foothills of the Pyrenees near Riglos, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC099.jpg
  • Village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. In the centre is the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church containing a Gothic altarpiece by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC223.jpg
  • Last Supper, scene from the Passion of Christ, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC246.jpg
  • Virgin of Mercy and San Blas blessing the animals, from the Gothic altarpiece, by Blasco de Granen, 1400-59, dedicated to San Blas, St Thomas a Becket and the Virgin of Mercy, in the presbytery of the Iglesia de San Blas, a 13th century Romanesque church, in the village of Anento, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. The altarpiece depicts 37 scenes from the lives of the 3 dedication saints, and the Passion of Christ. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC240.jpg
  • Pope Sylvester with mitre and robes, oil painting on canvas, c. 1475 by Martin Bernat, 1450 -1505, Gothic, Aragon School, in the Parroquia de Santa Maria de los Sagrados Corporales, originally a Romanesque church built in 1130 and expanded by Juan Marron in 1585-92 in Renaissance style, in Daroca, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_SPAIN_MC216.jpg
  • Castillo de Loarre or Loarre Castle, a Romanesque fortress begun in the 11th century, at Loarre, Huesca, Aragon, Spain. The first structures, including the Chapel of Santa Maria, were built c. 1020 under Sancho el Mayor and more 1073-97. The castle consists of several buildings built over a rocky outcrop, with the outer ramparts and towers built in the 14th century. The castle is listed as a Cultural and National Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC15_SPAIN_MC105.jpg
  • Corpses having been struck by Death's arrows, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_491.jpg
  • Noblemen at a fountain including harpist and falconer, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_528.jpg
  • Poor people calling on Death to relieve their suffering, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The man in the top left corner is thought to be a self-portrait of the artist. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_527.jpg
  • Corpses having been struck by Death's arrows, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_498.jpg
  • Group of noblewomen and a lute player, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_494.jpg
  • Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_488.jpg
  • Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_526.jpg
  • Corpses having been struck by Death's arrows, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_ITALY_MC_499.jpg
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