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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate triptych depicting death to UK museum

A detail from the triptych owned by the Tirelli family.
A detail from the triptych owned by the Tirelli family. Photograph: supplied

The Italian descendants of King William II’s killer want to donate a work of art partly depicting William’s death to a British museum.

The three-slab triptych is owned by the Tirelli family, whose aristocratic origins can be traced back to France, for over 400 years. They have said they believe it was made by a Norman artist in 1100.

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