PALAZZO ABATELLIS AND REGIONAL GALLERY OF SICILY, Presentation

Hi, my name’s Jill, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: Palazzo Abatellis.

Palazzo Abatellis is home to the Regional Gallery of Sicily, a splendid museum where you can see one of the world’s most enchanting paintings: the Virgin Annunciate by Antonello da Messina.

This austere, elegant edifice was built between 1490 and 1495 by Matteo Carnelivari for the rich, influential Francesco Abatellis, Port Master of the Kingdom of Sicily, on the main road of the centuries-old neighborhood of Kalsa, near the port.

After Abatellis died, the building was turned into a convent, with alterations made to adapt it to monastic life....