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Fabio Casalini (7 months ago)
The monumental complex of Galliano includes the basilica of San Vincenzo and the baptistery of San Giovanni Battista located at the top of a hill in the urban area of Cantù. The photographs refer to the church of San Vincenzo. It is one of the best-known monuments of Lombard Romanesque art. We are at the beginning of the 11th century.
The monumental complex of Galliano includes the basilica of San Vincenzo and the baptistery of San Giovanni Battista located at the top of a hill in the urban area of Cantù. The photographs refer to the church of San Vincenzo. It is one of the best-known monuments of Lombard Romanesque art. We are at the beginning of the 11th century.
Kristina Despot (15 months ago)
Beautiful and peaceful building undiscovered by tourists.
Beautiful and peaceful building undiscovered by tourists.
Stefano Masnaghetti (2 years ago)
It is a monumental complex of enormous historical and artistic importance, which testifies to the transition from early medieval architecture to the properly Romanesque one. The Basilica of San Vincenzo was built between the 10th and 11th centuries on the site of a previous early Christian church dating back to the 5th century. The new building was reconsecrated by Ariberto da Intimiano in 1007. In its millennium of life it survived countless events: it fell into total abandonment in the second half of the eighteenth century, was used as an agricultural warehouse, and due to a fire it lost the right nave. The restorations began only in the last century, after the municipality of Cantù regained ownership of the basilica in 1909, and continued on several occasions until 1981. The frescoes inside are of great value, also dating back to the 11th century. Those in the apse basin are contemporary with Ariberto's consecration in 1007, and among the very first in northern Italy to show the figure of Christ Pantocrator inscribed in an iridescent mandorla. Those on the walls of the central nave are slightly later, and show Byzantine influences. The frescoes located above the right entrance to the crypt, which represent the Madonna and Child in the middle of a row of saints, date back to the end of the 13th century. The Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista, built at the same time as the basilica, is unique in its shape. A rectangular entrance leads to the quatrefoil structure with a cruciform plan of the actual baptistery, arranged on two floors: two narrow staircases lead to the women's galleries on the upper floor, concluded by a dome with an octagonal lantern. Seen from the outside it gives the impression of a building from another world. The almost total absence of the typical Romanesque decorations both in the church and in the baptistery, such as hanging arches, loggias with blind arches, portals with worked capitals and the like (only the apse is decorated with barely visible small blind arches, punctuated by pilasters, and some capitals simple workmanship can be admired in the crypt), increases the bare and archaic charm of this rough gem of pure medieval art.
It is a monumental complex of enormous historical and artistic importance, which testifies to the transition from early medieval architecture to the properly Romanesque one. The Basilica of San Vincenzo was built between the 10th and 11th centuries on the site of a previous early Christian church dating back to the 5th century. The new building was reconsecrated by Ariberto da Intimiano in 1007. In its millennium of life it survived countless events: it fell into total abandonment in the second half of the eighteenth century, was used as an agricultural warehouse, and due to a fire it lost the right nave. The restorations began only in the last century, after the municipality of Cantù regained ownership of the basilica in 1909, and continued on several occasions until 1981. The frescoes inside are of great value, also dating back to the 11th century. Those in the apse basin are contemporary with Ariberto's consecration in 1007, and among the very first in northern Italy to show the figure of Christ Pantocrator inscribed in an iridescent mandorla. Those on the walls of the central nave are slightly later, and show Byzantine influences. The frescoes located above the right entrance to the crypt, which represent the Madonna and Child in the middle of a row of saints, date back to the end of the 13th century. The Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista, built at the same time as the basilica, is unique in its shape. A rectangular entrance leads to the quatrefoil structure with a cruciform plan of the actual baptistery, arranged on two floors: two narrow staircases lead to the women's galleries on the upper floor, concluded by a dome with an octagonal lantern. Seen from the outside it gives the impression of a building from another world. The almost total absence of the typical Romanesque decorations both in the church and in the baptistery, such as hanging arches, loggias with blind arches, portals with worked capitals and the like (only the apse is decorated with barely visible small blind arches, punctuated by pilasters, and some capitals simple workmanship can be admired in the crypt), increases the bare and archaic charm of this rough gem of pure medieval art.
antonella riva (2 years ago)
Beautiful Romanesque style basilica built around the 11th century and later modified several times. Inside there are useful and detailed panels that illustrate its long history and explain the remains of the frescoes visible today. Unfortunately, only fragments of the frescoes remain but with the explanations it is easy to imagine the splendor they must have had in the past. The nearby Baptistery is also worth a visit. The area where the complex stands, on a hill, has been very well arranged with well-kept greenery.
Beautiful Romanesque style basilica built around the 11th century and later modified several times. Inside there are useful and detailed panels that illustrate its long history and explain the remains of the frescoes visible today. Unfortunately, only fragments of the frescoes remain but with the explanations it is easy to imagine the splendor they must have had in the past. The nearby Baptistery is also worth a visit. The area where the complex stands, on a hill, has been very well arranged with well-kept greenery.
Monica Naldi (3 years ago)
Medieval basilica and baptistery, 11th century, of great beauty. After the initial visual difficulty, the frescoes spread over several walls cannot fail to conquer for their originality and antiquity.
Medieval basilica and baptistery, 11th century, of great beauty. After the initial visual difficulty, the frescoes spread over several walls cannot fail to conquer for their originality and antiquity.
