The Church of San Giovanni Battista, while only a parish church in

Racconigi Racconigi ( pms, Racunis) is a town and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy. It is located in the province of Cuneo, south of Turin, and north of Cuneo by rail. History The town was founded in medieval times. It was a possession of the marquisses of ...

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, because of its size, it is considered the duomo of the town. A church at the site is documented from the 14th century. It was reconstructed in the 18th century by the architect

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, with interior quadratura decoration by Pietro Antonio Pozzo and Giuseppe Dallamano. The altar statuary were carved by

Carlo Giuseppe Plura Carlo Giuseppe Plura (3 January 1663 - 14 April 1737) was a Swiss-Italian stucco artist and sculptor. He was born in Lugano and died in Borgo San Dalmazzo. Like him, his son Joseph Plura, Giuseppe Antonio Plura the Elder and Joseph Plura Junior, ...

and Stefano Maria Clemente. The main altarpiece is by

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. The church gallery has a painting by Carlo Sismonda.Travel site for Savoy
La Terre di Savoia.

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