The Chiesa dei Re Magi, also known as the chapel or ''Cappella dei Magi'', is a

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-style,

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chapel, located on Via Don Minzoni #84, in the town of

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, province of Pesaro and Urbino, region of Marche, Italy. The chapel, which has the external appearance of a three-story tower, was once a flanking private chapel of the church of San Pietro, which was torn down in 1840.

Description

The chapel in its present configuration was refurbished in the second half of the 17th century, and the baroque interior is decorated with ornaments in stucco and stone, including statues of sybils and prophets, by

Tommaso Amantini Tommaso Amantini (9 March 1625 – 1675) was an Italian sculptor and painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Urbania in the Marche region of Italy, and died in Rome. He studied with Bartoccini in Urbania, where he worked on maiolica. He th ...

(1625-1675). The canvases span painters from the late 16th to early 18th centuries. The main altarpiece, which gives the chapel its name, is an ''Adoration of the Magi'' by

Aurelio Lomi Aurelio Lomi (29 February 1556 – 1622) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and early-Baroque periods, active mainly in his native town of Pisa, Tuscany (at the time in the Republic of Florence). Biography The brother of the painters ...

. The walls of the chapel have canvases depicting ''John the Baptist signaling Christ to the Apostles'' by

Ercole Ramazzani Ercole Ramazzani (1530-1598) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period. He was born at Rocca Contrada (modern Arcevia, then part of the Papal States), and was a follower of the styles of Pietro Perugino and Raphael. He is asserted t ...

, and a ''Baptism of Christ'' and ''Marriage at Cana'' by Giovanni Francesco Ferri. The chapel also contains a polychrome-painted gesso Pietà from the 15th century.Private tourism website: Pergola Informa
with description.

References

Churches in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino Baroque architecture in Marche {{Marche-RC-church-stub