Madonna del Morbo (Madonna of the Illness) is a

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-style,

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church located in piazza Amerighi of the town of

Poppi Poppi () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about east of Florence and about northwest of Arezzo. Poppi borders the following municipalities: Bibbiena, Castel Focognano, Castel San Ni ...

, in the

province of Arezzo The province of Arezzo ( it, provincia di Arezzo) is the easternmost province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Arezzo. The province is bordered by the regions of Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, and the provinces ...

, region of

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, Italy. The church is part of the

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History

The church was built to a rare hexagonal layout with a rounded dome and facade portico by design of Francesco Folli. The facade has a clock. The Church was dedicated to the Virgin in gratitude for the cessation of the plague. Construction took place from 1657 to 1659. It was deconsecrated in 1705. The main altar has a ''Madonna and Child with Young St John the Baptist'', also called the ''Madonna del Canto'', painted by a follower of

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. Two other canvases are by

Pier Dandini Pietro Dandini (12 April 1646 – 26 November 1712) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. Biography He is also called ''Pier Dandini''. He was the son (or nephew) and pupil of the painter Vincenzo Dandini. Pie ...

and his studio respectively: ''Coronation of the Virgin between Saints Francis, Romuald, and Torello'' and a ''Imposition of the Holy Name of Mary''.Central Tuscany: The Casentino and Valtiberina
by Scott Tiezzi Grabinger, page 54.

References

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