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Caprioli Chapel
The Caprioli Chapel is the second chapel on the left side of the nave of the Church of San Giorgio in Brescia. History The original chapels in the northern nave of the church can be placed in the time following the 13th century foundation of the building, but likely they stem from the fifteenth century. The owners of the second chapel in the counterfacade were the powerful Brescian family of Caprioli. The first arrangement of the chapel according to the new ornamental taste of the period probably dates back to the 1450s: the work was perhaps entrusted to the Sanmicheli workshop, very popular in the city after the erection of the innovative façade of the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, while the funeral monument of Luigi Caprioli dating to 1494, executed by Gasparo Cairano, is installed within. The sculptural outfit of the chapel was completed by at least a figured altarpiece depicting a Madonna with Child among the saints Joseph and Catherine. During the seventeenth centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Giorgio (brescia) Navata
San Giorgio, is the Italian form of Saint George. When used as the name of a person it is frequently contracted to Sangiorgio. Places Comuni Many towns and villages are named after the saint, including the following ''comuni'', or municipalities: * Carrara San Giorgio, one of two constituent municipalities of Due Carrare in the Province of Padua * Castel San Giorgio, in the Province of Salerno * Monforte San Giorgio, in the Province of Messina * Porto San Giorgio, in the Province of Fermo * San Giorgio a Cremano, in the Province of Napoli * San Giorgio a Liri, in the Province of Frosinone * San Giorgio Albanese, in the Province of Cosenza * San Giorgio Canavese, in the Province of Torino * San Giorgio del Sannio, in the Province of Benevento * San Giorgio della Richinvelda, in the Province of Pordenone * San Giorgio delle Pertiche, in the Province of Padova * San Giorgio di Lomellina, in the Province of Pavia * San Giorgio di Mantova, in the Province of Mantova * San Giorgio di Noga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |