Dion was born around 410 BC and became tyrant of Syracuse. He inherited his wealth and high position from his father Hipparinus, advisor to Dionysius I.
Dion is always portrayed as far from the corrupt life of the court, endowed with a philosophical intellect that grew thanks to lessons with Plato...
St. Sebastian was born around mid-200 AD to a wealthy family in the south of France.
After his father's death he moved with his mother to Milan, then left for Rome and enlisted in the imperial army to spread the word of God.
When the persecutions against the Christians became more arduous and viol...
The Corinthian order is one of the three types of architectural orders. It is characterised by a high base and a very slender, fluted shaft.
The Corinthian capital placed at the top of the column is formed of an upside-down truncated cone, called the kalathos, on which there are two overlapping ro...
Pilaster strips are vertical pillars leaning against the wall, which do not have a structural function, merely a decorative one. They have capitals and bases....
The angle is the corner where the two sides of a building meet.
Larger stone blocks are usually inserted at this point to "sew" the two walls together, making them more resistant....
The aedicula is an architectural structure that can be small or large in size.
Depending on its size it can be an autonomous structure or rest on a supporting structure. It consists of columns or small pillars and is surmounted by a pediment.
These elements act as a frame for the sacred images t...
Giovanni Gianforma was a Palermo-born who settled in Ispica around 1740 and was active between 1740 and 1770 throughout the Hyblaean area.
He was trained in the school of Giacomo Serpotta, the most important stucco worker of the Sicilian 18th century, proposing classicist models within a late Baroq...
A half column is a decorative element made with a column cut lengthways that protrudes from the wall.
Fluting is a semi-cylindrical recess that runs vertically along a column and has an ornamental function....
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
