Santa Maria del Quartiere is a

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-style church in the quarter of the Oltretorrente of the city of

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

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History

The church was built from 1604 to 1619, on the site of a prior chapel dedicated to Mary, located in a site inside the walls, where troops were traditionally quartered, thus the name. The design has been attributed to the Ferrarese architect

Giovan Battista Aleotti Giovan Battista Aleotti (1546 – 12 December 1636) was an Italian architect. Biography Aleotti was born in Argenta, Italy, Argenta. For some years, Aleotti went to Ferrara, to work under Alfonso II, Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso II d'Este where with ...

. Atypical for most post-

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rectangular church naves, the nave of this church is a centralized hexagonal plan. The presbytery includes frescoes (1626) by Giulio Orlandini. The large and crowded fresco of the ''Trinity with angels and with the Ascended Virgin and saints in Paradise'' (1626-1629) covers the cupola, and was work by

Pier Antonio Bernabei Pier Antonio Bernabei (1570–1630) was an Italian painter also known as Della Casa. Biography A native of Parma, Pier Antonio Bernabei was a follower of the style of Correggio. Among his best-known works is a frescoed view of ''Paradise ...

and his pupils: his brother Alessandro and Giovanni Maria Conti della Camera. The decoration of the chapels occurred in nineteenth centuries, and has works by Tommaso Bandini, Giovanni Gaibazzi,

Francesco Scaramuzza Francesco Scaramuzza (14 July 1803 – 20 October 1886) was an Italian painter and poet of the Romantic period in Northern Italy. He painted mythologic and historic canvases, but is best known for his interpretations of literary subjects includin ...

, and Francesco Pescatori.Turismo Parma
, entry on church.

References

Maria Quartiere Baroque architecture in Parma Maria Quartiere Roman Catholic churches completed in 1619 Hexagonal buildings Centralized-plan churches in Italy 1619 establishments in Italy {{Italy-church-stub