Santa Maria Nova, Vicenza

Coordinates: 45°32′54″N 11°32′15″E / 45.54833°N 11.53750°E / 45.54833; 11.53750
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Church of Santa Maria Nuova
Renaissance
Groundbreaking1578
Completed1590
Europe and North America

Santa Maria Nova is a

Cathedral, and the portal of Santa Maria dei Servi
.

History

In 1578, a nobleman from Vicenza, Lodovico Trento, funded the reconstruction of a church adjacent to the

Augustinian convent of Santa Maria Nova in Borgo Porta Nuova, in the west of the city. Members of the aristocracy often joined this convent. The church was completed by 1590. Decoration of the interior, including ceiling and wall paintings, were completed by Francesco Maffei, Andrea Vicentino, Palma il Giovane, Giulio Carpioni, and also by Alessandro Maganza and his studio.[1]
The works were dispersed during the nineteenth century when the church was deconsecrated. The only construction documents list as capomaestro, Domenico Groppino, who worked on other Palladian structures.

  • Plan (drawing by Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776
    Plan (drawing by Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776
  • Cross section (Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776)
    Cross section (Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776)
  • Portal
    Portal

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45°32′54″N 11°32′15″E / 45.54833°N 11.53750°E / 45.54833; 11.53750