Santa Maria del Carmine, Pistoia
Santa Maria del Carmine is a Baroque-style, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.
History[]
In 1291, construction of a church and adjacent convent were completed. In the 16th century, the church was remodelled and enlarged under the designs of , and now housing Carmelite friars from Mantua. That church was consecrated in 1565. In 1741, a further refurbishment took place, granting the church its present late Baroque structure and decoration. In the early 19th century, the by-then suppressed convent and church were granted by the Napoleonic government to the local Pistoian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts.[1] In the 21st century, the church underwent renewed restructuring
The society maintained the church and its decorations. A survey of the church in 1821 described the following works:[2]
- St Teresa of Avila by Ignazio Hugford for the altar of the Desideri family
- Virgin of the Carmine by Pietro Marchesini for the altar of the Chiappelli family.
- Fall of Manna in Desert by Cigoli for the main Altar
- Faith and Hope (frescoes above the Cigoli altarpiece) were by Vincenzo Meucci
- Choir frescoes with medallions by Tommaso Gherardini
- Medallions by Gherardini and Meucci
- Enthroned Madonna, Jesus, St Niccolò, and other Saints by Leonardo Malatesta for the altar of the Conversini family
References[]
- ^ Pistoia e il suo territorio: Pescia e i suoi dintorni: guida del forestiero, by Giuseppe Tigri, Tipografia Cino, Pistoia (1853): pages 247-248.
- ^ Guida di Pistoia per'gli amanti delle Belle Arti, by Francesco Tolomei, Pistoia (1821): pages 80-81.
- 13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
- Churches completed in 1291
- 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
- Roman Catholic churches in Pistoia
- Baroque architecture in Tuscany