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San Francesco, Sansepolcro
San Francesco is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church and Monastery located in the Piazza of the same name in Sansepolcro, province of Arezzo, region of Tuscany, Italy. History These structures, including the bell-tower, were begun in 1258 under the patronage of the Franciscan friar Tommaso da Spello, and underwent reconstruction in the 18th century with stucco decorations. It still contains an altar from 1304. The Convent was occupied by Minori Conventuali. In an 1843 inventory, the main altarpiece depicted a ''Stigmata of St Frances of Assisi'' by Giovanni de' Vecchi. The church also had a ''Dispute in the Temple'' by Domenico Passignano, and a ''St Antony of Padua'' by Giovanni Battista Mercati. This church was also for centuries the host of the large Gothic-style Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece (1437-1444) by the Sienese painter Sassetta ''For the village near Livorno, see Sassetta, Tuscany'' Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, known as il Sassetta (ca.1392–1450 or 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sansepolcro - S
Sansepolcro, formerly Borgo Santo Sepolcro, is a town and ''comune'' founded in the 11th century, located in the Italian Province of Arezzo in the eastern part of the region of Tuscany. Situated on the upper reaches of the Tiber river, the town is the birthplace of the painters Piero della Francesca, Raffaellino del Colle (a pupil of Raphael), Matteo di Giovanni, Santi di Tito and Angiolo Tricca. It was also the birthplace of the Italian mathematician Luca Pacioli, and of Matteo Cioni, who translated Piero della Francesca's treatise about perspective in painting (''De prospectiva pingendi'') into Latin. Today, the economy of the town is based on agriculture, industrial manufacturing, food processing and pharmaceuticals. It is the home of Buitoni pasta, founded by Giulia Buitoni in 1827. History According to tradition the founding of the town came about through two 9th-century pilgrims to the Holy Land, Arcanus and Giles, who returned to the region and built a chapel dedicated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
