The portal that does access to the throne hall is surmounted by a bas marble relief work of the important “Dalmata” artist Francesco Laurana that had his workshop on 1468 in Partanna
The portal that does access to the throne hall is surmounted by a bas marble relief work of the important “Dalmata” artist Francesco Laurana that had his workshop on 1468 in Partanna. Entering to throne hall or arms hall you can admire, a fresco mural painting, the only one arrived to day of four that adorned the ambient, that illustrate the Arabian Mokarta murder from Giovanni I Grifeo, he took part during sicily liberation against Arabian from the Normans. After this battle the Grifeo had from Ruggero in april 1139 Partanna’s manor. On fresco paint as you can see the Arabian man is supine with his typical turban while his strikes from Giovanni l Grifeo. The development scene is in Mazara del ValloArabian epoch fortress. On the fresco background you can see the city where the Cathedral is recognize and that is still present in a bas relief on the main portal the same Grifeo castle scene.
On the shield under the Grifone heraldic symbol there’s a memorial inscription recalls Giovanni ll Grifeo official investiture from the king Ruggero ll and the second Goffredo’s l investiture, fourth Baron of Partanna by Federico ll Emperor on 1243 for his worlord values near the sovereign.
Castello Grifeo grifone
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The portal that does access to the throne hall is surmounted by a bas marble relief work of the important “Dalmata” artist Francesco Laurana that had his workshop on 1468 in Partanna. Entering to throne hall or arms hall you can admire, a fresco mural painting, the only one arrived to day of four that adorned the ambient, that illustrate the Arabian Mokarta murder from Giovanni I Grifeo, he took part during sicily liberation against Arabian from the Normans. After this battle the Grifeo had from Ruggero in april 1139 Partanna’s manor. On fresco paint as you can see the Arabian man is supine with his typical turban while his strikes from Giovanni l Grifeo. The development scene is in Mazara del ValloArabian epoch fortress. On the fresco background you can see the city where the Cathedral is recognize and that is still present in a bas relief on the main portal the same Grifeo castle scene.
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On the shield under the Grifone heraldic symbol there’s a memorial inscription recalls Giovanni ll Grifeo official investiture from the king Ruggero ll and the second Goffredo’s l investiture, fourth Baron of Partanna by Federico ll Emperor on 1243 for his worlord values near the sovereign.
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Today arms hall became art gallery where you can observe several painting comes to different earthquake destroyed churches that in 1968 struck all Valley of Belice
Entering to arms hall we are in front of Saint Tommaso da Villanova painting describe as a “very excellent painting” from priest Giuseppe Mendolia historian local lived in ‘700.
The unknow author work recalls to latter half of century XVll , on Saint Nicolò da Tolentino church originally preserved, exposed on Mendolia’s family Chapel, decorated with a plaster sculptural apparatus work of Silvestro Ratto Mazara’s sculptor on 1665.
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