San Lorenzo, Brescia
San Lorenzo is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on via Moretto, just north of the Camera di Commercio, and near Piazza Bruno Boni, in Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
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Facade and dome
History
A parish church was located at the site since the 13th century, and rebuilt in 1751–1763 in the Baroque style using designs of Domenico Corbellini.[1] The Latin cross layout is surmounted by an octagonal cupola with lantern.
Among the interior paintings are:[2]
- Savior emerges from Calvary by Grazio Cossali
- San Biagio, 1st altar, by Lodovico Sigurtà
- Crucifixion, 2nd altar, by Il Lucchese (Pietro Ricchi?)
- Blessed Virgin and Guardian Angel, 3rd altar, by Santo Cattaneo
- Martyrdom of St Lawrence, Main altar, by Giambettino Cignaroli
- Holy family, 5th altar, by Francesco Lorenzi
The church is notable for an altar dedicated to the Madonna of Providence, with cherubs by the sculptor Antonio Callegari.[3]
References
- ↑ Brescia Tourism site, entry on church.
- ↑ Guida di Brescia rapporto alle arti ed ai monumenti antichi e moderni, by Federico Odorici (1853), page 92-93.
- ↑ Brescia tourism site.