Eight Flemish tapestries, made in Brussels between 1530 and 1550, are the legacy of a bishop of Messina, who donated them to his hometown of Marsala. Tucked away for centuries, and at one point almost auctioned off, the exquisite silk and wool pieces once hung in the royal palace in Madrid. They depict scenes from the Roman wars against the Jews from a.d. 66 to a.d. 67, when troops of Flavius Vespasian occupied Jerusalem. The tapestries are kept in darkened rooms to avoid damage.