Sicily Attractions
Il trionfo della morte © Sailko
Galleria Regionale
Palermo's largest art museum, devoted to medieval works, is
housed in the Gothic Palazzo Abbatellis, built in 1488. The
collection includes several particularly interesting works. The
Bust of Eleanor of Aragon by Francesco Laurana, for
example, dates from 1471 and is considered to be the epitome of
Renaissance Sicilian sculpture, while the beautiful masterpiece
painting
Our Lady of the Annunciation is considered
Antonello da Messina's greatest work. Also renowned is the chilling
Triumph of Death fresco by an unknown 15th-century artist
that covers an entire wall.
Address: Via Alloro 4, Palermo;
Website: www.regione.sicilia.it/beniculturali/palazzoabatellis;
Telephone: (091) 623 0011;
Opening time: Daily 9am to 1pm and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2.30pm to 7pm;
Admission: €6
