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Santissima Trinità, Lucca
Santissima Trinità is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic church in via Elisa in central Lucca, region of Tuscany, Italy. History The church was completed in 1595. It was once affiliated with the Barnabite order of nuns, with an adjacent hospital for the convalescent, and was later affiliated with a Salesian order. Art and architecture The design, with a facade with rusticated pilasters and roof-top obelisks, is attributed to Bartolommeo Ammannati or his followers. The church has an elaborate main altar with polychrome marble, and painted architecture. The main altarpiece is the ''Trinity with Saints John the Baptist, Paolino, Sebastian, Antony, and Catherine'' by Pietro Paolini. A side altar has a sculpted marble ''Lactating Madonna'' (also called ''Madonna della Tosse'' or ''della Latte'') by Matteo Civitali Matteo Civitali (1436–1501) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, painterThe only known painting attributed to Matteo, a triptych of the ''Virgin an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartolommeo Ammannati
Bartolomeo Ammannati (18 June 1511 – 13 April 1592) was an Italian architect and sculptor, born at Settignano, near Florence, Italy. He studied under Baccio Bandinelli and Jacopo Sansovino (assisting on the design of the Library of St. Mark's, the Biblioteca Marciana, Venice) and closely imitated the style of Michelangelo. He was more distinguished in architecture than in sculpture. He worked in Rome in collaboration with Vignola and Vasari), including designs for the Villa Giulia, but also for works at Lucca. He labored during 1558–1570, in the refurbishment and enlargement of Pitti Palace, creating the courtyard consisting of three wings with rusticated facades, and one lower portico leading to the amphitheatre in the Boboli Gardens. His design mirrored the appearance of the main external façade of Pitti. He was also named ''Consul'' of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno of Florence, which had been founded by the Duke Cosimo I in 1563. In 1569, Ammannati was commissioned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
