Title

Piacenza, Sanctuary of the Madonna della Campagna

Caption

Piacenza, Sanctuary of the Madonna della Campagna: the dome of the transept. The lantern (the skylight) with God the Father, the segments of the cap with the prophets, the frieze with mythological scenes are frescoes by Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis, known as il Pordenone (1530 -1532). The eight panels of the tambour with stories of the Virgin, and the pendentives with the Evangelists, are frescoes by Bernardino Gatti, known as "the Sojaro" and helpers, 1543.
Santuario della Madonna della Ca, Piacenza (PC), Emilia Romagna, Italia - Italy

Date

Oct 24, 2003

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A02_004

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48,5Mb (5,0Mb) / 11,7in x 16,1in / 3515 x 4822 (300dpi)

Keywords

XVI secolo XVI century Painted Architecture Affresco Fresco Architettura dipinta Bernardino Gatti Cristianesimo Christianity Cupola Dome Dio Padre Father God Emilia Romagna Evangelisti Four Evangelists Fregio Frieze G. Antonio De' Sacchis Il Cinquecento 16th Century Il Pordenone Italia Italy La Vergine The Virgin Madonna Manierismo Mannerism Maria Mary Mitologia Mythology Pennacchio Pendentive Piacenza Pittura Painting Profeta Prophet Prospettiva Perspective Rinascimento Renaissance Sojaro Tamburo Tambour Transetto Transept XVI secolo XVI century