Mosaics of the Palatine Chapel Portico – Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo

Above the chapel door, a central panel shows a crowned figure holding a portrait medallion beneath an eagle, flanked by scenes of David's army and the death of Absalom caught in a tree, with medallions of the apostles Peter, Paul, Andrew and John below. These mosaics were added in 1800 by the palace clergy, whose Latin inscription honours King Ferdinand III and Queen Maria Carolina, then living in Palermo.