Italian Descendants of King William II’s Killer Offer Rare Medieval Artwork to British Museum
Rome, Italy – Descendants of the man who killed King William II are looking to donate a piece of medieval art to a British museum. The artwork, a three-slab triptych believed to have been crafted by a Norman artist in 1100, has been in the possession of the Tirelli family for over four centuries. It wasn’t until recently, when the family enlisted experts to evaluate their collection of heirlooms, that the significance of this artwork …