Ghigo Roli photographer

Byzantine mosaic Fiat Lux, God creates light, Palatine Chapel, Palace of the Normans, Palermo

Fiat Lux Mosaic: Creation of Light in the Palatine Chapel

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File Name

21017_A_5112

Caption

Palermo, The Royal Palace or Palazzo dei Normanni (Palace of the Normans), The Palatine Chapel (Basilica), cycle of mosaics on the Old Testament, cycle of the Creation: "Fiat Lux. God creates the Light and divides the Waters.", XII century.

City

Palermo (PA)

Location

Palazzo Reale (o dei Normanni)

Keywords

Old Testament - Palace of the Normans - Palatine Chapel - Royal Palace - World Heritage Site - Water - Art - Byzantine Art - Basilica - Bible - Cappella Palatina - Church - Creation - Christianity - God - Divinity - Norman Age - Italy - Light - Mythology - Mosaic - Olympus - Palazzo Reale - Palazzo dei Normanni - Palermo - Patrimonio Mondiale Umanità - Religion - Sicily - UNESCO - Vecchio Testamento - XII Century - Mythology|Olimpo