Santa Maria della Pace, Brescia
Santa Maria della Pace is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Via Pace in central Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy. The church belongs to the Oratorians.
_facciata.jpg)
Facade
_interno1.jpg)
Interior
History
This church was built between 1720 and 1746, commissioned by the Oratorians. The unfinished facade stands in contrast with the opulent interior with pink marble columns. The architect of the domed centralized church was Giorgio Massari.
The marble altars are adorned with statues by Antonio Callegari, and decorated by Giorgio Zanardi and Monti. The main altar is flanked by ornate musical organs.
The interiors contain the following paintings:[1]
- San Filippo Neri, 1st altar on left, by Jacopo Zoboli
- San Francesco di Sales, 4th altar on left, by Antonio Balestra
- Presentation at Temple (1747), main altarpiece, by Pompeo Batoni
- St John Nepomunk, also by Batoni
The convent also had a Presentation at the temple by Marone, and the oratory a St Phillip Neri by Pietro Deorazio.[2]
References
- ↑ Guida di Brescia rapporto alle arti ed ai monumenti antichi e moderni, by Federico Odorici (1853), page 111-112.
- ↑ Turismo Brescia entry on church.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/24/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.