San Giuseppe Sposo di Maria, Fanano
San Giuseppe Sposo di Maria is baroque-style, Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Fanano in the province of Modena, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History[]
The church was built in 1619, along with the Collegio delle Scuole Pie, by . The interiors are richly decorated with polychrome marble. Among the canvases in the interior are a Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria by Guercino, and a Madonna della Ghiara attributed to Ludovico Lana. Other paintings are attributed to and . The nave ceiling was painted by Fermo Forti. From the church there was a corridor accessing the city hall.[1]
References[]
- ^ Comune of Fanano, monumenti.
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Categories:
- 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1619
- Churches in Fanano
- Baroque architecture in Emilia-Romagna
- 1619 establishments in Italy