The church of Santa Maria Maddalena is found in central Bologna, Italy.
History[edit]
A church at the site existed in the 11th century, but the structure was rebuilt over the centuries. During 1564, the anterior portico was designed by Giovanni Piccinini from Como.[1] In 1758, a major reconstruction was designed by Alfonso Torreggiani. The church contains a Madonna delle Febbri attributed to Lippo di Dalmasio.[2]
Other works once found in the church, included:
- Santa Caterina and Madonna and child by Bartolommeo Passarotti.
- La Concezione (relief) by Angelo Piò .
- Christ preaching to the Magdalen by Francesco Cavazzoni .
- Crucifix on the entrance painted by Lavinia Fontana.
- Virgin with St Joseph and John the Baptist painted by Francesco Monti.
- St Sebastian painted by Francesco Calza.
- A door leads to an internal church called Santa Croce, which has a facade painted with the Triumph of the Cross by Felice Torelli.
- A wall frescoed with Glory of Magdalen by Ercole Graziani.
- Via Crucis was painted by Giuseppe Marchesi, il Sansone.
- Christ mourned by the Maries was painted by Giuseppe Mazza .[3]
- Interior of cupola ceiling and apse was painted in 1905 by Antonio Mosca (1870-1951) and Domenico Ferri (1857-1940).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ L'architettura a Bologna nel Rinascimento, by Francesco Malaguzzi Valeri, page 48.
- ^ Beni Culturali of Emilia-Romagna.
- ^ Guida del forestiere per la città di Bologna e suoi sobborghi By Girolamo Bianconi, page 24-25.
- ^ •Corrado Ricci, Guida di Bologna, 5ª edizione, Bologna, Nicola Zanichelli, p. 116. «...la cupola e l'abside (della chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena di Bologna) furono invece dipinte da Antonio Mosca (al posto di Romano Alberghini) ornatista e da Domenico Ferri (1857-1940) figurista (1905)". Refuso editoriale segnalato dal pittore Antonio Mosca stesso all'autore Corrado Ricci che 13 luglio 1921 chiede scusa e promette di correggere l'errore nella futura edizione.»