San Clemente, Brescia
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Brescia |
| Location | |
| Location | Brescia, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°32′16″N 10°13′34″E / 45.537751°N 10.22619°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Neoclassic Facade |
| Groundbreaking | Late 14th century |
The church of San Clemente is an ancient Roman Catholic church located near the Piazza del Foro, in central Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
History
[edit]A church at the site is documented by 954, and was initially attached to the adjacent Benedictine monastery. The church and convent were destroyed during a Venetian siege in 1517.[1]
The present plan was completed by the late 15th century. Further reconstructions occurred, with the latest which gave the present façade in 1800 under the architect Rodolfo Vantini.
Description
[edit]The interior of the portico has a damaged fresco of Pope Clement I with Christ and saints. The main altar from 18th century was a work of Antonio Calegari. The choir is frescoed by Antonio Capello.
The church contains a number of masterpieces by Moretto, including:
- St Ursula and Thousand Virgins
- Mystical Wedding of St Catherine of Alexandria with Saints Catherine of Siena, Paul, and Jerome
- Offer of Melchisedech to Abraham
- a striking Assumption or Virgin in Glory with Saints Clement, Domenic, Florian, Catherina and Mary Magdalen
- Martyred Female Saints (Saints Cecilia, Lucia, Barbara, Agnese, and Agata).
The church also has a fresco of a Resurrection with St. Clement and Teresa painted by Il Romanino, a contemporary of Moretto.
References
[edit]- ^ Guida di Brescia rapporto alle arti ed ai monumenti antichi e moderni, by Federico Odorici, page 75.
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