Church of Santa Maria Assunta (Esine)
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta | |
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![]() Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Esine | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic |
Province | |
Location | |
Municipality | Esine |
State | Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 46°01′53″N 10°20′28″E / 46.03139°N 10.34111°E |
Direction of façade | west |
Santa Maria Assunta is a church in the north-west of Esine, in the province of Brescia, northern Italy, listed as national monument.[1]
The building was originally constructed around 1480, and initially had a gabled façade with a round window (oculo), replaced by the current structure in 1776. The bell tower dates from 1500 and is built in a yellow stone.[1]
The interior has a single nave, and was apparently completely decorated with frescoes by Giovanni Pietro da Cemmo between 1491 and 1493: subjects include the Annunciation, Mary enthroned, the history of salvation and the holy helpers. The paintings were commissioned by the noble families of Federici and Beccagutti, and by Isaac de Favis of Gandino, rector of the church of the Holy Trinity in Esine.[1]
Beyond the chancel arch the cross vault of the presbytery bears in its centre a depiction of Christ Pantocrator in a mandorla, over three meters high, surrounded by a crowd of 72 characters arranged in distinct classes: saints, martyrs, patriarchs, emperors, prophets, and so on. On the back wall of the chancel is painted the Crucifixion.[1]
In 1573 a section of wall was knocked down to build the Chapel of the Rosary, destroying the fresco, which probably represented a Last Judgement.[1]
Gallery[]
Presbytery
Christ Pantocrator
Mary enthroned
The martyrdom of Saint Agatha
Coat of arms of the Federici family
Saints
Crucifixion, at the back of the presbytery
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Magda Stofler, Santa Maria Assunta su "Itinera 6 - Architettura e pittura"" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
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- "Magda Stofler, Santa Maria Assunta on "Itinera 6 - Architettura e pittura"". Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1480
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1730
- Churches in Val Camonica
- Renaissance architecture in Lombardy
- 15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
- 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy