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Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Brescia

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The porch, added later, is divided into four columns by straight grooves which rest all on one high base and supporting a rectangular tribune, in a turn topped by a narrow kiosk with triangular pediment. The interior is a square divided into three naves by pillars and columns, with a pentagonal apse.
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Following a plague that afflicted Brescia between 1480 and 1484, there were rumours that a votive fresco depicting the Madonna and Child in front of a house in the San Nazario quarter had developed miraculous powers. On the wave of popular religious fervour, the Catholic church began negotiations in
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The work of the Sanmicheli corresponding to the base level was the most refined of the façade, and was accomplished by the year 1500. Meanwhile, the religious building underwent rapid development, thanks to the growing number of worshippers and their alms, and was expanded to its current size. The
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before 1490. The most striking element is the elaborately decorated marble reliefs in the façade screen and portico designed by
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are still in the church. The cycle of canvases of the Life of Jesus, painted by a number of artists including Tommaso Bona and
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Over the centuries, the sanctuary was enriched by artistic works, mainly paintings, including a compelling canvas of
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architectural scores in the interior, characterized by decorative characters are attributed to
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The interior, but not the façade, of the church was severely damaged by bombardment during the
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1486 for the purchase of the house. In 1488, the construction of the church began.
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Painters of Reality: The Legacy of Leonardo and Caravaggio in Lombardy
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The church plan with its cylindrical anterior dome was designed by
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and his studio. The same sculptor also executed the cycle of the
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St Nicholas of Bari presenting two children to the Virgin
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15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
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Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Province
Brescia
Brescia
Geographic coordinates
45°32′14″N 10°12′54″E / 45.537268°N 10.214893°E / 45.537268; 10.214893
Architect(s)
Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
Ludovico Beretta
Renaissance
Brescia
Second World War
Ludovico Beretta
Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
Charterhouse of Pavia
Gasparo Cairano
Tamagnino
Moretto
Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo
Grazio Cossali
Piermaria Bagnadore


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