# Cappella Lanza di Scalea [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BASILE, Ernesto]() - Date: 1851-1900 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary Basile also relied on traditional craftsmanship, especially in wrought iron and inlaid stone, as at the tiny Cappella Lanza di Scalea in the cemetery of Santa Maria di Gesù, Palermo. This ancient monumental cemetery the oldest in Palermo. Located on the Belvedere slope, it is dedicated to Santa Maria di Gesù, like the adjacent church and convent, and the homonymous village, located at the foot of Mount Grifone. There are numerous noble chapels belonging to some of the main families of Palermo; for this reason it is also called "cemetery of the Nobles". ## Related artworks - [Art Nouveau dining set]() - [Cassa di Risparmio: façade]() - [Chair]() - [Chiosco Ribaudo]() - [Hotel Villa Igiea: ballroom]() - [Hotel Villa Igiea: exterior view]() - [Hotel Villa Igiea: view from the garden]() - [Hotel Villa Igiea: view from the garden]() - [Hotel Villa Igiea: view from the harbour]() - [Palazzo Montecitorio: backside view]() - [Palazzo Montecitorio: backside view]() - [Palazzo Montecitorio: Courtyard of Honour]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()