The Basilica of San Domenico is a

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-style church in

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, dedicated to

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. It is especially renowned for housing a painted crucifix (1265) by

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Basilica of San Domenico - Arezzo, Italy - April 14, 2017

History and Description

The construction began in 1275 and was completed in the 14th century. The exterior is a sober Tuscan

style. Above the exterior portal entrance is a much dilapidated fresco painted by Agnolo di Lorentino. On the interior wall of the facade, are late 14th-century frescoes depicting ''Life of Saints Phillip, James the Minor, and Catherine'' (1395-1400) by

Spinello Aretino Spinello Aretino (c. 1350 – c. 1410) was an Italian painter from Arezzo, who was active in Tuscany at the end of the 14th and the first decennium of the 15th century.Giovanni di Francesco Giovanni di Francesco del Cervelliera or Giovanni di Francesco (1412 – September 28, 1459) was an Italian painter, active in Florence in the mid-fifteenth century. Biography Giovanni di Francesco was born in Florence. A land registry documen ...

(1368) and frescoes of ‘’Jesus among the Doctors" by Gregorio and Donato di Arezzo. The triptych of ‘’St Michael archangel and Domenic and Paul’’ is attributed to the ''Maestro del Vescovado''. A stone statue of the "Madonna and child" once stood in one of the gates of the city. Among the other paintings cited in the church in the 19th century were works by

Ulisse Ciocchi Ulisse Ciocchi or Giocchi or Giuocchi (circa 1570 - 1631) was an Italian painter of the Mannerism, active in Florence. Little is known about his biography. He was born in Monte San Savino near Arezzo. He painted in the convent of San Jacopo a Ri ...

and an ''Annunciation'' by

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.Signorini, page 123. File:CrocifissoCimabue-Arezzo-Photo taken by Senet. April 20, 2010-Perspective correction, crop and blackframe with GIMP by Paolo Villa 2019.jpg, ''Crucifix'' by Cimabue File:Arezzo-Chiesa_di_san_Domenico-Crocifisso_di_Cimabue-closeup.jpg, ''Crucifix'' (detail) by Cimabue

References

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