Tempio Civico della Beata Vergine Incoronata
45°18′53.04″N 9°30′06.71″E / 45.3147333°N 9.5018639°E
The Tempio Civico della Beata Vergine Incoronata is a
Bramante), continued by Gian Giacomo Dolcebuono and finished by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
, and built at expenses of the Lodi commune, whence the denomination "Civico" ("Municipal"), on the site previously occupied by a brothel.
Overview
The church is located in a very narrow street near the Piazza della Vittoria, Lodi's most famous square. It has an octagonal plan, surmounted by a dome with the same shape with a lantern at the top. Externally, running around the octagonal tambour is a balustrade with small columns and pinnacles. The bell tower was built in 1503, while the façade was completed only in 1879 by Alfonsino Truzzi.
The interior is characterized by sumptuous decorations in gold; in the upper sector is an arcaded
Bergognone, including an Annunciation and a Presentation at the Temple, reproducing the church's interior of the time. The Berinzaghi Polyptych and an Incoronation of the Virgin are by brothers Martino and Albertino Piazza. Finally, Callisto Piazza and Stefano Maria Legnani
executed here some of his greatest works.
Annexed is a Museum of the Incoronata's Treasure.
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References
Sources
- Bottini, Vittorio; Alessandro Caretta; Luigi Samarati (1979). Lodi - Guida artistica illustrata. Lodi: Edizioni Lodigraf.