San Nicolò, Isola Dovarese
San Nicolò is a Neoclassical-style, Roman Catholic church located on in the town of Isola Dovarese in the province of Cremona, region of Lombardy, Italy. History A church raised on land protected from floods of the Oglio river, called ''Santa Maria in Insula'' (St Mary on the Island), was present by the 15th century, and the present layout is due to the 18th-century refurbishment. The church underwent further reconstruction in 1846. The church entrance is through a side door, once the main thoroughfare in town. The interior has notable artworks. In the altar belonging to the Gonzaga family is an ''Ecce Homo'' (1575) painted by Bernardino Campi. An ''Annunciation'', colloquially referred to as the ''Madonna del Gatto'', was painted by Altobello Melone Altobello Melone ( 1490–1491 – before 3 May 1543) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. Biography Melone was born in Cremona. His work merges Lombard and Mannerist styles. In Cremona, he encountered the elder G ...
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Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of ancient Rome and (much less) ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman architecture, followed, from about the start of the 19th century, by a second wave of Greek Revival architec ...
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