Friday 16 October 2015

San Giuseppe Dei Teatini
by
Maria Coulson



San Giuseppe Dei Teatini


San Giuseppe dei Teatini is a church in the Sicilian city of Palermo. It is located near the Quattro Canti, and is considered one of the most outstanding examples of the Sicilian Baroque in Palermo.

The church was built at the beginning of the 17th century by Giacomo Besio. The interior has a Latin cross plan with a nave and two aisles, divided by marble columns of variable height. The inner decoration is an overwhelming parade of Baroque art, with stuccoes by Paolo Corso and Giuseppe Serpotta. Great frescoes can be seen in the nave, in the vault of the transept: these were painted by Filippo Tancredi, Guglielmo Borremans and Giuseppe Velasquez.

Proceeds from the sale of this photograph goes to help orphaned and abandoned children in Colombia South America.





  San Giuseppe Dei Teatini - wikipedia  




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