San Bartolomeo is a

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church in

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History

The present church was built for the

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order and replaced a parish church at the site. The design by a Jesuit priest Giorgio Soldati of

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, by the Cardinal Alessandro d'Este. The construction began in 1607 and in 1629 was completed with the erection of the bell-tower. The façade (1727) was designed and finished by the architect Andrea Galluzzi. The statues in the niches represent Saint Bartolomew and Christ, as well as two Jesuit saints: Stanislao Kostka and Luigi Gonzaga. Near to the entrance are stuccoes by Antonio Traeri, and above the entrance is a large canvas depicting the ''Martyrdom of St Bartholomew'' (1694) by

Girolamo Negri Girolamo Negri, also known as ''il Boccia'' (circa 1648 - after 1718) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Biography Negri was born at Bologna. He initially trained with Domenico Maria Canuti, but then entered the studio of Lorenzo Pasin ...

. The ceiling of the nave was frescoed by

Giuseppe Barbieri Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...

(1642–1733), disciple of

Andrea Pozzo Andrea Pozzo (; Latinized version: ''Andreas Puteus''; 30 November 1642 – 31 August 1709) was an Italian Jesuit brother, Baroque painter, architect, decorator, stage designer, and art theoretician. Pozzo was best known for his grandiose fresc ...

, and depicts the ''Apotheosis of the Divine Image'' and the ''Glories of Saint Ignatius, Francis Xavier, and Bartholemew''. The pendentives of the dome are painted with allegories of the four cardinal virtues. In the first chapel on the left is an altarpiece depicting 'the ''Death of St Joseph'' by

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; in the second chapel on the left, is an ''Annunciation'' by

Jacopo Ligozzi Jacopo Ligozzi (1547–1627) was an Italian painter, illustrator, designer, and miniaturist. His art can be categorized as late-Renaissance and Mannerist styles. Biography Born in Verona, he was the son of the artist Giovanni Ermano Ligozzi ...

and other paintings by

Lorenzo Garbieri Lorenzo Garbieri (1580 – 5 April 1654) was an Italian painter of the early-Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna. He was one of the painters in the studio of Ludovico Carracci and is sometimes called ''il nipote dei Carracci''. He was said t ...

. In the first altar to the right of the entrance is a canvas depicting ''St Orsula at the Crucifixion'' by

Sante Peranda Sante Peranda (1566–1638) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period. He was a pupil of the painter Leonardo Corona and later Palma il Giovane. Also known as ''Santo Peranda''. He painted a ''Descent from the cross'' for San Procol ...

. The chapel dedicated to St Ignatius has paintings by

Giacinto Brandi Giacinto Brandi (1621 – 19 January 1691) was an Italian painter from the Baroque era, active mainly in Rome and Naples. left, 250px, ''Christ in Gesthemane'', Pinacoteca Vaticana left, 250px, Dome of the church of San Carlo al Corso ...

and

Giovanni Maria Viani Giovanni Maria Viani (1636–1700) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Bologna. Biography Along with Lorenzo Pasinelli, he trained under Flaminio Torre. Among Giovanni's pupils was his son, Domenico (1668–1711), Giovanni Gir ...

. To the right of the presbytery, the St Francis Xavier chapel contains paintings by

Francesco del Cairo Francesco Cairo (26 September 1607 – 27 July 1665), also known as Francesco del Cairo, was an Italian Baroque painter active in Lombardy and Piedmont. Biography He was born and died in Milan. It is not known where he obtained his early train ...

and Jacopino Consetti. The high altar presents a monumental ciborium crafted from valuable marble and bronze and completed in 1620 by Giovanni Battista Bassoli, Cecilio Bezi, Giovanni Battista Censori, and Antonio Traeri. Along the nave are paintings by

Ludovico Lana Ludovico Lana (c. 1597–1646) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Modena, where he died in 1646. He is also known as ''Lodovico Lana''. He was the director of the Accademia Ducale of Modena. He is said to have been bo ...

and Giuseppe Romani. On the walls, paintings by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, Antonio Pomarancio, and Piero Petruzzini. The present organ (1903) by the brothers Rieger replaces a 17th-century organ, lost in a 1902 fire, by the Jesuit Willem Hermans.Guida di Modena
tourism entry by the Commune.

References

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