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THE SICILY THE SICILY REPORTREPORT

December 2007 December 2007 -- January 2008January 2008

Sicilia Sicilia AntiquaAntiqua

SegestaSegestaSelinunteSelinunte

Cave de Cave de CusaCusaAgrigentoAgrigento

ImeraImeraSiracusaSiracusa

the the ElymianElymian temple, Segesta, c 430 BCtemple, Segesta, c 430 BC

Temple, SegestaTemple, Segestaeast east stylobatestylobate showing the absence of curvatureshowing the absence of curvature

Temple, SegestaTemple, Segestasouth south stylobaestylobae showing the lifting bossesshowing the lifting bosses

Temple, SegestaTemple, Segestadetail of the entablature showing the adjusted detail of the entablature showing the adjusted metopemetope spacingspacing

Theatre on Monte Theatre on Monte BarbaroBarbaro, Segesta, probably C1st BC, Segesta, probably C1st BC

Theatre at Theatre at SegestaSegestarestoration by restoration by BulleBulle, corrected by Miles Lewis: roof form uncertain, corrected by Miles Lewis: roof form uncertain

modified from Lawrence, modified from Lawrence, Greek Architecture,Greek Architecture, p 211p 211

theatre, Segestatheatre, Segestarestoration indicatorrestoration indicator

view from the theatre, Segestaview from the theatre, Segesta

SELINUNTESELINUNTE

Sanctuary of Zeus Sanctuary of Zeus MeilochiosMeilochios, , SelinunteSelinunte, early C7th BC, reconstructed pediment. , early C7th BC, reconstructed pediment. MuseoMuseo ArcheologicoArcheologico RegionaleRegionale, Palermo, Palermo

Temple C, Temple C, SelinunteSelinunte, mid, mid--C5th BCC5th BC

Temple DTemple DSelinunteSelinunte

column drum column drum with with empolionempolion

recessrecess

Temple E, Temple E, SelinunteSelinunte [reconstructed 1958][reconstructed 1958]

Temple ETemple ESelinunteSelinuntecapital &capital &

entablatureentablature

friezes from

temples C & E

Selinunte

MuseoArchelogicoRegionale,Palermo

Temple F, Temple F, SelinunteSelinunte, c 560 BC, c 560 BC

Temple F, Temple F, SelinunteSelinunteremains of screen wallremains of screen wall

SelinunteSelinunte, temple F, temple Fdetail of ordonnancedetail of ordonnance

Robertson, Robertson, Greek & Roman Greek & Roman Architecture,Architecture, p 74p 74

Temple F, Temple F, SelinunteSelinuntea capital showing the abacus, echinus & a capital showing the abacus, echinus & tracheliontrachelion carved from one blockcarved from one block

Temple G, Temple G, SelinunteSelinuntefrom c 540, never completedfrom c 540, never completed

one of the largest in the Greek worldone of the largest in the Greek world

Temple G, Temple G, SelinunteSelinunteelevation showing earlier and later columnselevation showing earlier and later columns

Robertson, Robertson, Greek and Roman Architecture,Greek and Roman Architecture, pp 87pp 87

Cave de Cave de CusaCusacircular trench to begin the excavation of a column drumcircular trench to begin the excavation of a column drum

Cave de Cave de CusaCusacolumn drum almost freed from the quarrycolumn drum almost freed from the quarry

suggested method of suggested method of quarrying columns for the quarrying columns for the temples at Agrigentotemples at Agrigento, by , by

isolation and then isolation and then undercuttingundercutting

(same as Cave de (same as Cave de CusaCusa))

PietroPietro ArancioArancio [translated Pamela Crichton], [translated Pamela Crichton], Agrigento: History and Ancient MonumentsAgrigento: History and Ancient Monuments

(no place or date [Agrigento (Sicily) 1973), fig (no place or date [Agrigento (Sicily) 1973), fig 1717

AGRIGENTOAGRIGENTO

Temple D [Temple D [‘‘Juno Juno LaciniaLacinia], Agrigento, c 460], Agrigento, c 460--440 BC440 BC

Temple D ['Juno Temple D ['Juno LaciniaLacinia'], Agrigento'], Agrigentofloor of the floor of the pteromapteroma showing internal curvatureshowing internal curvature

Temple D, AgrigentoTemple D, Agrigentoblocks with hoisting groovesblocks with hoisting grooves

Temple F [Temple F [‘‘Concord], AgrigentoConcord], AgrigentoC 560 BCC 560 BC

Temple F, AgrigentoTemple F, Agrigentodetail of entablature showing adjusted spacingdetail of entablature showing adjusted spacing

Temple of Temple of Hercules Hercules AgrigentoAgrigento

end of C6thend of C6th

Temple of the Temple of the DioscuriDioscuri

Agrigento,Agrigento,c 480c 480--460, 460,

and the round and the round altaraltar

Temple of Zeus Temple of Zeus OlympieonOlympieon, Agrigento, c 480 BC onwards, Agrigento, c 480 BC onwards

Temple of Zeus Temple of Zeus OlympieonOlympieon, , AgrigentoAgrigento

lintel stones cut lintel stones cut for liftingfor lifting

method of hoisting a method of hoisting a block at Agrigentoblock at Agrigento

Josef Josef DurmDurm, , Die Die BaukunstBaukunst derderGrechenGrechen,, (Darmstadt 1892), p 80(Darmstadt 1892), p 80

Temple of Temple of Zeus Zeus

OlympieonOlympieon, , AgrigentoAgrigento

an an atlanteatlante

Temple of Zeus Temple of Zeus OlympieonOlympieon, Agrigento, Agrigento

atlanteatlante and reconstruction and reconstruction model in the Agrigento model in the Agrigento

museummuseum

Temple of Zeus Temple of Zeus OlympieonOlympieon, Agrigento, Agrigentofive reconstructions of the five reconstructions of the ordonnanceordonnance

Agrigento MuseumAgrigento Museum

Temple of Zeus Temple of Zeus OlympieonOlympieon, , AgrigentoAgrigento

reconstruction of the reconstruction of the ordonnance ordonnance A W A W

Lawrence, Lawrence, Greek Greek ArchitectureArchitecture

((HarmondsworthHarmondsworth[Middlesex] 1957), p 107[Middlesex] 1957), p 107

HimeraHimera

Temple of Victory, after 480 BC,Temple of Victory, after 480 BC,from abovefrom above

antefix from the upper cityantefix from the upper city

Temple of Victory, Temple of Victory, HimeraHimeragargoyle now in the gargoyle now in the MuseoMuseo ArcheologicoArcheologico RegionaleRegionale, Palermo, Palermo

Theatre, Theatre, SiracusaSiracusa, c 400 BC, c 400 BC

‘‘Ear of DionysiusEar of Dionysius’’ in the in the LatomiaLatomia Quarries Quarries SiracusaSiracusa

Temple of Apollo, Temple of Apollo, SiracusaSiracusa, c 575 BC, c 575 BC

DuomoDuomo Santa Maria del Santa Maria del PilieriPilieri, , SiracusaSiracusa, by Andrea Palma, 1728, by Andrea Palma, 1728--5454containing the Temple of Athena, c470 BCcontaining the Temple of Athena, c470 BC

plans of the Temple of Athena, plans of the Temple of Athena, SiracusaSiracusa: original : original and as incorporated into the Cathedraland as incorporated into the Cathedral

Guido, Guido, Sicily, an Sicily, an ArcheologicalArcheological Guide,Guide, p 178p 178

SiracusaSiracusaMuseumMuseum

palmettepalmette frieze frieze from Naxosfrom Naxos

Doric frieze from a Doric frieze from a funerary shrine, funerary shrine, Megara Megara HyblaeaHyblaea

crowning crowning fininifinini of a of a funerary stele, funerary stele,

West Necropolis, West Necropolis, Megara Megara HyblaeaHyblaea, , C6th BC [protoC6th BC [proto--

Corinthian]Corinthian]

Left: Spiral stone, Left: Spiral stone, TarxienTarxien, , Malta c 3000 BC Valletta Malta c 3000 BC Valletta

MuseumMuseum

Right: Right: AeolicAeolic capital, capital, ndnd, , Palermo MuseumPalermo Museum

Bottom: Bottom: AeolicAeolic capital, capital, Megara Megara HyblaeHyblae, c 600 BC, c 600 BC

SiracusaSiracusa MuseumMuseum

The The PietroPietro de Palermo, c 2350 Bde Palermo, c 2350 BMeseoMeseo ArcheologcoArcheologco RegionaleRegionale, Palermo, Palermo

[view and enhanced pho[view and enhanced photo]to]

colouredcoloured fragments fragments from Temple B, from Temple B,

SeinunteSeinunte

MuseoMuseo ArcheologicoArcheologicoRegionaleRegionale, Palermo, Palermo

ionic polychrome capital from ionic polychrome capital from LiliboollLilibooll[?[?LilybaeumLilybaeum ] & restoration rendering] & restoration rendering

MuseoMuseo ArcheologicoArcheologico RegionaleRegionale, Palermo, Palermo

Mithras groupMithras groupMuseoMuseo ArcheologicoArcheologico RegionaleRegionale, Palermo, Palermo

Roman lead Roman lead water pipewater pipe

MuseoMuseo ArcheologicoArcheologicoRegionaleRegionale, Palermo, Palermo

Roman lead pipe junctionRoman lead pipe junctionMuseoMuseo ArcheologicoArcheologico RegionaleRegionale, Palermo, Palermo

slipper bath [slipper bath [vascovasco dada bagnobagno a a pantafoldepantafolde]]MuseoMuseo ArcheologicoArcheologico RegionaleRegionale, Palermo, Palermo

stucco polychrome cornice from Solinunto with bucrania & pateraeNL 42263, Museo Archeologico Regionale, Palermoo

the Normansthe Normans

left: La left: La MartoranaMartorana, c , c 1140 on, with 1140 on, with

Baroque faBaroque faççade ade after 1588after 1588

extreme right: extreme right: San San CataldoCataldo, , before 1161before 1161

San San CataldoCataldo, Palermo, Palermobefore 1161before 1161

planplanStewart, Stewart, Early Christian, Byzantine Early Christian, Byzantine

and Romanesque Architecture,and Romanesque Architecture, p 91p 91

San San CataldoCataldo: dome & : dome & squinchessquinches

San San CataldoCataldocapitalscapitals

San San CataldoCataldo: : CosmatiCosmati flooringflooring

La La MartoranaMartoranaTowerTower

upper levels laterupper levels later

La La MartoranaMartoranadomedome

Christ with archangelsChrist with archangelseight apostles in the eight apostles in the

squinchessquinches

La La MartoranaMartorana

southern apse:southern apse:JoachimJoachim

La La MartoranaMartorana: : CosmatiCosmati workwork

La La MartoranaMartorana: : CosmatiCosmati flooringflooring

DuomoDuomo, Palermo, 1175 onwards, Palermo, 1175 onwards

DuomoDuomo, Palermo, Palermosouth portico, east endsouth portico, east end

DuomoDuomo, Palermo, Palermo

apse detailapse detail

DuomoDuomo, Palermo: south wall detail, Palermo: south wall detail

DuomoDuomo, Palermo: tombs of Henry II & Roger II, Palermo: tombs of Henry II & Roger II

La La MagioneMagione, 1150, 1150

La La MagioneMagione doorway, interiordoorway, interior

La La MagioneMagionecloistercloister

San Francesco San Francesco de Assisi, C13thde Assisi, C13th

DuomoDuomo, , MonrealeMonreale, late C12th: from the cloister, late C12th: from the cloister

DuomoDuomo, , MonrealeMonreale: northern apse & arch: northern apse & arch

DuomoDuomo, , MonrealeMonreale

arch springingarch springing

DuomoDuomo, , MonrealeMonreale: two mosaic scenes of building Noah: two mosaic scenes of building Noah’’s Arks Ark

DuomoDuomo, , MonrealeMonreale: north side of cloister: north side of cloister

DuomoDuomo, , MonrealeMonreale

fountain in the fountain in the cloistercloister

DuomoDuomo, , MonrealeMonreale: windblown foliated capitals in the cloister: windblown foliated capitals in the cloister

DuomoDuomo, , MonrealeMonreale: cloister arcading: cloister arcading

DuomoDuomo, , MonrealeMonreale

cloister arch springing cloister arch springing showing the base of showing the base of

the roll the roll mouldingmoulding

CefalCefalúú, from the west, from the west

CefalCefalúú, from the east, from the east

DuomoDuomo SS SS PietroPietro e Paolo, e Paolo, CefalCefalúú, 1131 , 1131

onwardsonwards

DuomoDuomo, , CefalCefalúú: arch springing with impost block; main door: arch springing with impost block; main door

CefalCefalúú, cloister, looking north, cloister, looking north--easteast

CefalCefalúú, cloister, looking south, cloister, looking south--easteast

CefalCefalúú, cloister, acrobats capital, cloister, acrobats capital

CefalCefalúú, cloister, cloister

gryphonsgryphons & & crocodiles crocodiles

capitalcapital

CefalCefalúú, cloister, cloisterharpies & ibis capitalharpies & ibis capital

CefalCefalúú, cloister, cloisterNoahNoah’’s Ark capitals Ark capital

Palazzo Palazzo RealeReale, Palermo, mainly C12th, Palermo, mainly C12th

Cappella Cappella PalatinaPalatina: Noah: Noah’’s Arks Ark

Cappella Cappella PalatinaPalatinaSt Athanasius & St LeoSt Athanasius & St Leo

La La ZisaZisa,,c 1164 onwardsc 1164 onwards

La La ZisaZisa

La La ZisaZisa

iwaniwan stalactite stalactite vaultvault

La La ZisaZisaiwaniwan mosaicsmosaics

La La ZisaZisa

excavated excavated plumbingplumbing

La La ZisaZisadetail of drainpipesdetail of drainpipes

Ponte dell Ponte dell AmmiraglioAmmiraglio, Palermo, 1113, Palermo, 1113

the humanitarian the humanitarian crisis at the crisis at the Ponte dell Ponte dell

AmmiraglioAmmiraglio

MANNERISMMANNERISM

PortaPorta NuovaNuova, , Palermo, after Palermo, after

1535, 16671535, 1667

PortaPorta NuovaNuova

PortaPorta NuovaNuova

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia, , BagheriaBagheria, by , by TomassoTomasso Maria Napoli, 1705Maria Napoli, 1705

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia: rear: rear

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia: rear gate figures: rear gate figures

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

Villa Villa PalagoniaPalagonia

THE BAROQUETHE BAROQUE

church, Palermochurch, Palermo

Santa Lucia Santa Lucia allaallaBadiaBadia, Piazza del , Piazza del DuomoDuomo, , SiracusaSiracusa

DuomoDuomo Santa Maria del Santa Maria del PilieriPilieri, , SiracusaSiracusa, by Andrea Palma, 1725, by Andrea Palma, 1725--5454

RagusaRagusa--IblaIbla: San Giuseppe, C18th; San Giorgio, by : San Giuseppe, C18th; San Giorgio, by Rosario Rosario GagliardiGagliardi, 1739, 1739--17751775

DuomoDuomo San San Giorgio, Giorgio, ModicaModica

DuomoDuomo San San Giorgio, Giorgio, ModicaModica

DuomoDuomoSan Giorgio, San Giorgio,

ModicaModica

DuomoDuomo San Giorgio, San Giorgio, ModicaModica

ParrochiaParrochia San San PietroPietro, , ModicaModica, after 1693, after 1693

Santa Maria del Santa Maria del SoccorsoSoccorso, ,

ModicaModica, C18th, C18th

Quattro Canto, Palermo, by Quattro Canto, Palermo, by GiulioGiulio LsassoLsasso, 1608, 1608--20, 20, southsouth--west anglewest angle

THE NINETEENTH CENTURYTHE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Building A with grotesque balcony brackets, Building A with grotesque balcony brackets, ModicaModica

Building B with grotesque balcony brackets, Building B with grotesque balcony brackets, ModicaModica

building opposite the building opposite the BillaBilla BonanniBonanni, Palermo, Palermo

building opposite the building opposite the BillaBilla BonanniBonanni, Palermo, Palermo

TOWNSCAPETOWNSCAPE

Streets near the Palazzo Streets near the Palazzo RealeReale, Palermo, Palermo

Streets in the Streets in the KalsaKalsa, Palermo, Palermo

Streets in the Streets in the KalsaKalsa, Palermo, Palermo

Marzipan, TaorminaMarzipan, Taormina

Marzipan, TaorminaMarzipan, Taormina

Christmas Christmas parade, parade, PalermoPalermo

THE TWENTIETH CENTURYTHE TWENTIETH CENTURY

RuderiRuderi didiGibellinaGibellina

1968 1968 earthquake earthquake

damagedamage

RuderiRuderi didi GibellinaGibellina

‘‘CrettiCretti’’ by Alberto by Alberto BurriBurri, 1980s, 1980s

Stella, Stella, IngressoIngresso al al BelceBelce, , GibellinaGibellina NuovaNuovaby by PietrroPietrro ConsagroConsagro & Sergio & Sergio MusmeciMusmeci, 1981, 1981