Anonimo dell'Italia meridionale sec. XII, Sarcofago di Guglielmo I
CODES / CLASSIFICATION
105603
OBJECT
AUTHOR
Dating
sec. XII, terzo quarto
1166 - 1166
LOCATIONS
Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria Nuova, Monreale (Sicilia, Italia)
NOTES
Foto sup 1490, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Red porphiry sarc. of William the Bad who died in 1166. White marble sarc. made by Bishop Torres in 1575 for William the Good (+1189), who founded the Duomo. Observe the coat of arms, the so called "Norman" coat. The field is azur and the chequers, argent and gules. This coat is much repeated about the church. When did it come in? William the bad ...".