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Palazzo Natoli is an eighteenth-century baroque palace in the historic center of Palermo, located on the ascent of the SS. Salvatore, cataloged by experts of the Superintendent of Fine Arts of the Italian government, which belonged to the princely family Natoli. On the facade of the building is the coat of arms of the millennial dynasty Natoli, ''"the embattled tower at ghibellina, on a rock coming out of a sea with a rampant lion and crowned on the rock"'' but is enriched at its sides by a series of symbolic icons in remember the activity of jurist the Marquis Vincenzo Natoli, including, on the one hand an ostrich with nails in the mouth over an open book to symbolize the ability to apply it right laws, the opposite side of the coat of arms of family Natoli, shows the scale, the laurel branch, the sword and a dog prancing about in a book, this time indoors, which is opposed to the snake to symbolize the principles which should inspire us always righteous justice applied. The interior sees an elegant staircase with two ramps, characterized by a very large entrance hall and scenic and several interior richly decorated with antique wall painting. In the dining rooms are of great artistic value the cycle of frescoes by Gioacchino Martorana that tell the history and the heroic deeds of the Natoli family enriched by various allegorical scenes: oval is depicted in a painting ''"Madonna with Child praying St. Vincent Ferrer"'' among a group of angels that appear in the midst of clouds, in another ''"the Assumption between angels and archangels"'' that covers the ceiling of a large room, made on commission of the Marquis Vincenzo Natoli in memory of his wife Maria Sieripepoli, he died during the construction of the palace itself. == Bibliography == * A. Gerbino, ''Palazzo Natoli. Un itinerario settecentesco e un pittore contemporaneo'', Ed. Sciascia, 1994 * Diana Malignaggi: ''La pitture del Settecento a Palermo. Attività divulgativa e didattica 1978'', Soprintendenza ai Beni Artistici e Storici, Palermo 1978 * Angela Mazzé: ''Memoria di Gioacchino Martorana.'' A cura di Roberto Petricolo. Soprintendenza ai Beni Artistici e Storici, Palermo 1979 * Giulia Sommariva, ''Palazzi nobiliari di Palermo'', D. Flaccovio, 2004 * Cesare De Seta, Maria Antonietta Spadaro, Sergio Troisi, ''Palermo città d'arte: guida ai monumenti di Palermo e Monreale'', Ed. Ariete, 1998 * Giulia Sommariva, ''Palazzi nobiliari di Palermo'', Flaccovio, 2004 * M. di Natale, ''La pittura dell'Ottocento in Sicilia: tra committenza, critica d'arte e collezionismo'', Flaccovio, 2005 *Giovanni Evangelista Di Blasi e Gambacorta, Pompeo Insenga, ''Storia cronologica de' viceré, luogotenenti e presidenti del Regno di Sicilia'', giuramento del 18 settembre 1761 *Bernardo Tanucci, Ministro di Ferdinando di Borbone, ''“Epistolario”'', vol. I, 1723-1746 *Francesco Maria Emanuele Gaetani, ''"Appendice alla Sicilia nobile"'', Tomo I, Stamperia de' Santi Apostoli, Palermo, 1775 * Caterina Napoleone, Franco Maria Ricci, ''Enciclopedia della Sicilia'', Ricci, 2006 * Cesare De Seta, Maria Antonietta Spadaro, Sergio Troisi, '' Palermo città d'arte: guida ai monumenti di Palermo e Monreale'', Ariete, 1998 * Adriana Chirco, ''Guida di Palermo: visita guidata della città e dei dintorni per itinerari storici'', D. Flaccovio, 1997 * Alessandro Giuliana Alajmo: ''Architetti regi in Sicilia. La Chiesa di Santa Ninfa detta dei crociferi in Palermo, sede della Parrocchia di S. Croce. Con documenti inediti.'' Scuola grafica Don Orione, Palermo 1964 * Fedele di San Biagio: ''Dialoghi familiari sopra pittura.'' Valenza, Palermo 1781, S. 241 * Mariny Guttilla, ''Gioacchino Martorana (Dizionario-Biografico)'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Natoli Palace」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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