Unknown Artist. The Most Holy Mother of God. The Archangels Ss Gabriel and Michael. The Walls of the Choir. Duomo di Cefalù. Cefalù (Sicily) ITALY. mid-12th century

The Most Holy Mother of God

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The Most Holy Mother of God

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Archangel St Gabriel

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Archangel St Michael

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North Wall of the Choir

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South Wall of the Choir

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mid-12th century

Duomo di Cefalù 

Cefalù (Province of Palermo. Sicilian Autonomous Region) ITALY

Unknown Artist. The Most Holy Mother of God with Suppliant. Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio. Palermo (Sicily) ITALY. 12th century

The Most Holy Mother of God with Suppliant

Unknown Artist

12th century

Chiesa di Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio

Palermo (Province of Palermo. Sicilian Autonomous Region) ITALY

Unknown Artist. Blessed Bishop Augustine of Hippo. Cappella Palatina. Palazzo dei Normanni a Palermo. Palermo (Sicily) ITALY. circa 1140

Blessed Bishop Augustine of Hippo

Unknown Artist

circa 1140

Cappella Palatina. Palazzo dei Normanni a Palermo

Palermo (Province of Palermo. Sicilian Autonomous Region) ITALY

Unknown Artist. Bishop St Blaise. Cappella Palatina. Palazzo dei Normanni a Palermo. Palermo (Sicily, Italy). circa 1140

Bishop St Blaise

Unknown Artist

circa 1140

Cappella Palatina. Palazzo dei Normanni a Palermo

Palermo (Province of Palermo. Sicilian Autonomous Region) ITALY

Unknown Artist. St Ambrose of Milan. Cappella Palatina. Palazzo dei Normanni a Palermo. Palermo (Sicily) ITALY. circa 1140

St Ambrose of Milan

Unknown Artist

circa 1140

Cappella Palatina. Palazzo dei Normanni a Palermo

Palermo (Province of Palermo. Sicilian Autonomous Region) ITALY

Unknown Artist. Christ Pantocrator. Duomo di Cefalù. (Cefalù (Sicily) ITALY). mid-12th century

Christ Pantocrator

Unknown Artist

mid-12th century. Duomo di Cefalù. Cefalù (Province of Palermo. Sicilian Autonomous Region) ITALY

This is one of the best examples of this particular “type” of icon… ironically, it’s in Sicily, executed after the Great Western Schism of 1054. Originally, Cefalù was one of the colonies of Magna Graeca, it’s name in Greek was Kefaloidis (Κεφαλοιδὶς).