The Triumph of Death is fresco located in the Palazzo Abatellis Museum, in the old arab neighborhood named Kalsa, in the city centre of Palermo. It is considered one of the most representative works of the late Gothic italian painting, the author of this world famous piece of art, which is dated around 1446, is unknow. 

This fresco is composed as a large miniature, where in a luxurious garden surrounded by a hedge, Death enters riding a skinny horse. It is portrayed while launching deadly arrows aganist characters belonging to all the social levels, killing them. The scene is a symbol of the peste, the plague, that in the middle ages killed almost a half of the european population. The Triumph of Death is fresco that rapresents the fragiliy of life on the earth, and the constant menace of death on human life.  A must see for every art lovers, hosted in one of the most important art museum in Europe, Palazzo Abatellis, The Triumph of Death is a masterpiece of Gothic painting in Italy, don't miss it! Only palermhotels can guide you through the real treasures of Palermo, this beautiful fresco is one of them.