I Sacri Monti del Piemonte e della Lombardia. The Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
De Filippis Elena
Silvana Editoriale
Edited by De Filippis Elena.
Illustrations by Beck Peccoz M.
Italian and English Text.
Cinisello Balsamo, 2019; hardback, pp. 144, 150 col. ill., cm 23x28.
(Arte).
series: Arte
ISBN: 88-366-4053-2 - EAN13: 9788836640539
Subject: Gardens and Parks,Religious Architecture/Art
Period: 1400-1800 (XV-XVIII) Renaissance
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Weight: 0.82 kg
Made up of a complex of chapels in which episodes of sacred history are represented through paintings and life-size sculptures, the Sacri Monti are a complete expression of the Counter-Reformation age.
Built between the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century with the intent to educate and strengthen the religious sentiment of the faithful, they still fascinate for the decorative richness and the remarkable realism of the setting, as well as for the suggestive naturalistic setting in which they rise.
The texts and the rich iconographic collection highlight the extraordinary beauty and value of these jewels of history, art and nature.