Museo Matris Domini

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See also: Matris Domini Monastery

The Museo Matris Domini is situated in the old part of the homonymous Dominican monastery, situated in the city centre of Bergamo, Italy.

It displays the 13th century frescoes that were in the refectory and in the old church, together with 14th century frescoes of big historical and artistic value.

Particularly outstanding are, for their pictorial extent and for the emotion conveyed in the visitors are the Just, the Blessed, two Angel with trumpet which amaze for their beauty, Saint Peter on the throne, the Hell attributed to the Master of the Life Tree.

Other frescoes conveying particular emotions are the ones representing Jesus among the Doctros, the Baptism of Jesus, the Virgin on the throne with the Child, the Miracle of the wheel by Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Martin and the pauper, Jesus entering Jerusalem, the Young man fallen from a horse, depicting the miracle of the reanimation of Napoleone Orsini by Saint Dominic. These works, together with the Visitation, have been attributed to the First Master of Chiaravalle.

The Visitation is the fresco that fully synthesizes the museum display because of its peculiar freshness of stroke and for the expressivity of the faces, astionished and comprehended.

The sweetness of the gaze, the compostness of the hug, the humanity of the meeting ravish.

The exposition is enriched by a 16th century fresco depicting Saint Dominic.

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Particularly beautiful are the polychrome glass circles of the church apse dating from the 14th century.
Skillfully shown in front of a natural light source, they project beams of colourful light which add to the charm of the place.

Among the five circles, the largest depicts the Virgin with Child in her arms and together with the two circles depicting the angels it has the peculiarity of the faces and the hands without color, to exalt their spirituality.

The museum is lovely cared for by the nuns of the monastery hosting the museum.

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