Itinerary A
Palermo
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[5] King William offers the Dome to the Virgin Mary

Among the scenes sculpted in the capitals, the “dedication” is of great symbolic significance. Mirroring what is already depicted in the mosaic cycle in the apse area of the Cathedral, King William is depicted kneeling while offering and giving the model of the Cathedral as a gift to the Child, seated in the arms of the Virgin Mary.