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Collegiata Di San Michele Arcangelo (Lucignano)
Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo may refer to: * Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo, Lucignano * Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo, Solofra The Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo, translated as ''Collegiate Church of St Michael Archangel'', is a richly decorated, Baroque style, Roman Catholic church in Solofra, Province of Avellino, Italy. History The collegiata was instituted by ... See also * San Michele Arcangelo (other) {{disambig, church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collegiata Di San Michele Arcangelo, Lucignano
The Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo is Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church located on Via San Giuseppe #1, at one end of the Piazza del Tribunale, in the town of Lucignano, Province of Arezzo, region of Tuscany, Italy. History This collegiate church was designed by Orazio Porta, and built at the site of an ancient castle destroyed during the Florentine-Sienese conflict of 1556. Attached to the castle had been an oratory dedicated to '' St Michael Archangel''. The ruins of the fortress were used to construct this church. The scenographic, baroque, travertine marble stairs, with convex followed by concave levels were designed in 1712 by the Jesuit architect and painter Andrea Pozzo. Only the lower half of the facade was partially complete with brick. Nearly all the stone except for the portal (1715), in pietra serena, remains rough. The interior houses main altar dedicated to ''Saints Peter and Paul'' by Andrea Pozzo. It holds two altarpieces: a ''Visitation'' (1631) by Matte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collegiata Di San Michele Arcangelo, Solofra
The Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo, translated as ''Collegiate Church of St Michael Archangel'', is a richly decorated, Baroque style, Roman Catholic church in Solofra, Province of Avellino, Italy. History The collegiata was instituted by the University of Solofra in 1522. The church building was completed in 1614, and proclaimed basilica in 1685. Over the centuries, it has required a number of reconstructions due to earthquakes. The bell-tower was built in 1564. The idiosyncratic facade, with three portals, has sculptures representing St Michael, the evangelists, and Fathers of the church; it faces the central square in town and the Palazzo Orsini. The interior is remarkable for a wooden roof with twenty one framed canvases painted by Giovanni Tommaso Guarino, and depicting events from the old testament, while the transept has a ceiling with scenes from the new testament painted by Giovanni Tommaso's brother, Francesco. Other works in the church include an ''Epiphany'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
