MADONNA DELLA CIAMBRETTA, sec. XIII

(Copia del mosaico originale esposto nel Museo Regionale di Messina)

La copia è stata eseguita dalla Scuola dei Mosaicisti del Friuli di Spilimbergo per volere del Cavaliere Giovanni Mercurio Raccuja (Scaletta Zanclea 25 giugno 1910 – Taormina, 31 gennaio 1985), che mise a disposizione la cornice ogivale proveniente dalla sua abitazione di Corso Umberto n.212, Taormina, bombardata il 9 luglio 1943.

The sign was placed in 2023, and is in the clock tower of Taormina Click for sign's details
The plaque depicts the copy of the mosaic of the Holy Virgin, displayed next to it. The original copy is found in the regional museum in Messina, and was probably made by a Greek artist in the 13th century AD

The mosaic was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
MADONNA DELLA CIAMBRETTA, 13th century

(Copy of the original mosaic exhibited in the Regional Museum of Messina)

The copy was made by the School of Mosaicists of Friuli in Spilimbergo at the request of Cavaliere Giovanni Mercurio Raccuja (Scaletta Zanclea 25 June 1910 – Taormina, 31 January 1985), who made available the ogival frame from his home in Corso Umberto n.212, Taormina, bombed on 9 July 1943.