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Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Esine
Religion
AffiliationCatholic
ProvinceBrescia
Location
MunicipalityEsine
StateItaly
Geographic coordinates46°01′53″N 10°20′28″E / 46.03139°N 10.34111°E / 46.03139; 10.34111
Direction of façadewest

Santa Maria Assunta is a church in the north-west of Esine, in the province of Brescia, northern Italy, listed as national monument.[1]

The building was originally constructed around 1480, and initially had a gabled façade with a round window (oculo), replaced by the current structure in 1776. The bell tower dates from 1500 and is built in a yellow stone.[1]

The interior has a single nave, and was apparently completely decorated with frescoes by Giovanni Pietro da Cemmo between 1491 and 1493: subjects include the Annunciation, Mary enthroned, the history of salvation and the holy helpers. The paintings were commissioned by the noble families of Federici and Beccagutti, and by Isaac de Favis of Gandino, rector of the church of the Holy Trinity in Esine.[1]

Beyond the chancel arch the cross vault of the presbytery bears in its centre a depiction of Christ Pantocrator in a mandorla, over three meters high, surrounded by a crowd of 72 characters arranged in distinct classes: saints, martyrs, patriarchs, emperors, prophets, and so on. On the back wall of the chancel is painted the Crucifixion.[1]

In 1573 a section of wall was knocked down to build the Chapel of the Rosary, destroying the fresco, which probably represented a Last Judgement.[1]

Gallery

  • Presbytery
    Presbytery
  • Christ Pantocrator
    Christ Pantocrator
  • Mary enthroned
    Mary enthroned
  • The martyrdom of Saint Agatha
    The martyrdom of Saint Agatha
  • Coat of arms of the Federici family
    Coat of arms of the Federici family
  • Saints
    Saints
  • Crucifixion, at the back of the presbytery
    Crucifixion, at the back of the presbytery
  • Simon of Trent
    Simon of Trent

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e "Magda Stofler, Santa Maria Assunta su "Itinera 6 - Architettura e pittura"" (in Italian). Retrieved 2009-09-24.

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