San Lorenzo is a
Romanesque style,
Roman Catholic church on Corso Cavour in central
Verona, region of
Veneto,
Italy.
History
A church at this site was present since the 4th century. The present church was initially rebuilt in the 12th century after the devastation of the 1117 earthquake. It underwent a number of restorations including one in 1877 and after World War II. The construction alternates brick and stone. This gives the interior a striking pattern of stripes in the structural columns as well as in much of the walls and apse.
The bell-tower was added in 1468 and contains a peal of five bells in Bb, cast in 1830 and still ringable in
Veronese bellringing art
Veronese bell ringing is a style of ringing church bells that developed around Verona, Italy from the eighteenth century. The bells are rung full circle (mouth uppermost to mouth uppermost), being held up by a rope and wheel until a note is r ...
.
The facade is unusual given the two towers sheltering cylindrical staircases that lead up to the upper gallery alongside the central nave. Putatively the upper gallery of matroneo was used by the women attending service.
The main altarpiece depicts a ''Madonna and child with Saints'' by
Domenico Brusasorci
Domenico Riccio (also known as commonly known as Domenico Brusasorci; 1516–1567) was an Italian painter in a Mannerist style from Verona, best known for frescos.
He first apprenticed with his father. Later, he has been reported to have trai ...
(1566). The church also contains fresco fragments from the 13th to 14th centuries, and in the chapel of the left nave, a ''David'' by
Nicolò Giolfino.
An inventory from 1750, noted the left of the altar was a copy of Raphael's ''Virgin and Child with Saints John the Baptist, Joseph, and Anne''. The church also had paintings by
Alessandro Turchi
Alessandro Turchi (1578 – 22 January 1649) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque, born and active mainly in Verona, and moving late in life to Rome. He also went by the name Alessandro Veronese or the nickname ''L'Orbetto''. His style ...
(L'Orbetto) and
Matteo Brida.
[Biancolini, page 381.]
References
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Romanesque architecture in Verona
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