Une jeune femme Byzantine
My photos of mosaics of the Santa Maria dell’ Ammiraglio (Martonara) in Palermo, Sicily and illustration of a Byzantine woman (Pinterest). This church (1149) is an example of the Arab-Norman architecture (10th-12th centuries) in Sicily. This style mingled Byzantine (gold mosaics), Norman and Arab (geometric mosaics, Islamic domes) architectures.
Lumière solaire sur la mer bleue
White dress, Monreale mosaics (Sicily) and photo of the sea in Sicily.
Rêveries marines
Mix of two of my photos of Syracuse in Sicily, Lazzari dress and shell earrings.
Monreale architecture
Dolce Gabbana byzantine dress and mosaics from the Cathedral of Monreale in Sicily.
Magnificent Arab-Norman art in Monreale
Arabian geometric Mosaics from the Cathedral of Monreale in Sicily (built in the 11th century under the domination of the Normans). This Cathedral was built under the reign of the Sicilian King Guillaume II in the 11th century. This monument is an example of the “Arab-Norman architecture” in which Byzantine and Arabian influences are mixed.
Promenade marine
Luisa Beccaria dress, Silvia Furmanovich bird earrings, mix of my two photos of Taormina (sea and flowers in the Mazzarò beach).
Une nuit à la lumière de l’Or de Byzance
Dolce Gabbana model wearing a Byzantine inspired dress and geometric mosaics from the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily (11th century). This monument is an example of the Arab-Norman architecture : a confluence of the Byzantine and Arabian art and culture in Sicily, when the Normans dominated Sicily (11-12th centuries).
Lumière d’or
Photo of water under the sun, Dolce Gabbana Byzantine dress, gold texture and geometric mosaics from the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily. This monument is an example of the Arab-Norman architecture : a confluence of the Byzantine and Arabian art and culture.
Gold harmony
Gold texture and Arabic inspired mosaics (eight branches stars) in the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily. The architecture of the Cathedral of Monreale (Sicily) is called “Arab-Norman”. It was built in the XIIth century (1172) during the Norman domination of the sicily (11-12th centuries). The Normans conquered Sicily and defeated Arabian in the 11th century. In…
Une femme Byzantine parée de ses plus beaux atours
Byzantine mosaics and stain glass in the Palatine Chapel of the Norman palace (12th century) in Palermo, Sicily. Illustration by Tadarino of a woman wearing a Byzantine costume. The palatine Chapel is in the Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily. The construction of the Palatine Chapel began in 1132. The edification of the chapel was ordered…
Byzantine spirituality
Byzantine mosaics of the Martorana (Church of St. Mary of the Admiral) in Palermo, Sicily. Under the reign of King Roger, the Martorana was founded in 1143 by his high admiral George Antiochenos. The church Saint Maria dell’ Ammiraglio was renamed “La Martorana” in 1433. More photos : In 395, the Roman Empire is divided…
At the time of Byzance
Dolce Gabbana dress and photo of mosaics in the Church of Martorana in Palerm, Sicily. The church of Santa Maria dell’ Ammiraglio (The Martorana) is an example of Byzantine, Norman and arabic architecture (gold mosaics, geometric mosaics…). The Martorana is located in Parlem, Piazza Bellini, Sicily. It was built in 1143 under the reign of…
Byzantine Lady
Model wearing Byzantine Dolce Gabbana clothes, Byzantine mosaics in the Church of Martorana and in the Mandamento Palazzo Reale of Palermo, Sicily.
Orange Spring in Sicily
One of my photos of Taormina (Via Giardinazzo, Taormina, Sicily), Dolce Gabbana orange dress and jewelry.
Taormina in love
Dolce Gabbana dress and photo of Don Corleone ceramics (pottery by the artist in collaboration with TaoBuk) in Taormina, Sicily (Salita Francesco de Luna).
Sicilian lemons
My photo of the view from the Piazza IX Aprile in Taormina, Sicily. Dolce Gabbana’s dress and earrings.
