San Pietro in Selci

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San Pietro in Selci
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Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvincePisa
Location
LocationVolterra, Italy
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque facade

San Pietro in Selci is an ancient church in Volterra, Italy.

A church was initially established by Guiscard, Marquis of Tuscany in 1005, and part of the building we see today dates to the 12th century, but sports today a later Baroque facade with statues in tufa of San Lino and Saint Giusto by .

The interior contains a painting of a Madonna with Child and Saints by the 15th century , two canvases by Niccolò Circignani depicting respectively an Annunciation and the Glory of the Virgin, a canvas by Francesco Brini depicting an Immaculate Conception and a painted stucco with a Madonna and Child.[1]

Sources[]

  • Italian Wikipedia entry
  1. ^ Guida di Volterra, page 107, Benedetto Sborgi, Tipografia Sborgi, 1903.[1].


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