Palazzo Abatellis is a palace in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located in the Kalsa quarter. It is home to the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, the Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region.
The Oratory of the Rosary of Saint Dominic is a Baroque oratory of Palermo. It is located near the Church of Saint Dominic, in the quarter of the Loggia, within the historic centre of Palermo.
The oratory was founded in 1574. In the early 18th century Giacomo Serpotta realized a sumptuous stucco decoration. Moreover, the oratory is decorated with several paintings of important artists like Matthias Stom, Guglielmo Borremans, Geronimo Gerardi, Pietro Novelli, Valerio Castello and Luca Giordano. However, the most precious artwork of the building is represented by the altarpiece of Anthony van Dyck, depicting the Madonna of the Rosary with the saints Dominic, Catherine of Siena, Vincent Ferrer, Olivia, Nympha, Agatha, Christina and Rosalia. The painting was commissioned to Van Dyck during the period of the 1624 plague.
The Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas is a museum in Palermo, Italy. It possesses one of the richest collections of Punic and Ancient Greek art in Italy, as well as many items related to the history of Sicily. Formerly the property of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, the museum is dedicated to Antonio Salinas, a famous archaeologist and numismatist from Palermo. It is part of the Olivella monumental complex, which includes the Church of St. Ignatius and the adjoining Oratory.
The Diocesan Museum of Palermo is a museum of religious art in Palermo on Sicily, housed in a number of rooms in the Palazzo Arcivescovile opposite Palermo Cathedral.
The Oratory of Saint Lawrence is a Baroque oratory of Palermo. It is located near the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, in the quarter of the Kalsa, within the historic centre of Palermo.The oratory was founded in the late 16th century. The building was given to the Conventual Franciscans in order to spread the cult of the saints Francis and Lawrence. In 1699 Giacomo Serpotta realized a sumptuous stucco decoration.
The oratory is particularly famous because of the masterpiece altarpiece Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence by Caravaggio. This important painting was stolen, probably by Cosa Nostra, on October 18, 1969. In 2015 a hi-tech replica of the altarpiece was placed inside the oratory.
Пьяцца Претория — одна из центральных площадей Палермо, расположенная по оси улицы Македа к востоку от Кватро Канти. Представляет собой живописный барочный ансамбль с монументальным маньеристским фонтаном.
Три из четырёх сторон площади образованы памятниками архитектуры стиля барокко — церкви Санта-Катарина, Сан-Джузеппе-деи-Театини и палаццо Преторио. Последнее здание дало название площади. Палаццо Преторио было построено в 1463 году и значительно перестроено в стиле барокко в XVII веке. Дворец первоначально предназначался для палермитанского Сената , а с XIX века здесь размещается городская мэрия.
Центральную часть площади занимает грандиозный фонтан, представляющий собой композицию из ряда бассейнов разных размеров, окружённых статуями мифологических персонажей, аллегорий, животных и фантастических монстров. Большинство человеческих фигур изображены обнажёнными, что для благочестивых жителей Палермо стало шоком, отчего фонтан в народе называется «фонтаном стыда».
Фонтан Претория был сооружён в 1554-1555 году флорентийским маньеристом Франческо Камильяни для тосканской резиденции Педро Толедского, испанского вице-короля Неаполя и Сицилии. После смерти владельца его сын продал фонтан городу Палермо за 30 тысяч эскудо. В 1574 году фонтан был разобран на 644 части, перевезён из Тосканы в Палермо и вновь собран под наблюдением сына своего создателя Камилло Камильяни.
The Church of Saint Matthew is a Baroque church of Palermo. It is located in the main street of the city, the ancient Cassaro, in the quarter of the Loggia, within the historic centre of Palermo.
The church was built between 1633 and 1664 by the will of the Miseremini confraternity. The building was probably designed by the architect of the Senate of Palermo, Mariano Smiriglio, but was completed by Gaspare Guercio and Carlo D'Aprile. It is decorated with many works of important Sicilian artists like Vito D'Anna, Pietro Novelli, Giacomo Serpotta, Bartolomeo Sanseverino, Filippo Randazzo, Antonio Manno, Francesco Sozzi.
The church is also connected to the palermitan legend of the Beati Paoli.
