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Chiese Del Piemonte (5) View gallery (21 photos)

Church of Mercy sent on December 06, 2015 (18:21) by Dantes. 19 comments, 1069 views.

, 1/6 f/6.3, ISO 3200, hand held.

Nel 1578 il duca Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia concede la costituzione dell'Arciconfraternita di San Giovanni Battista Decollato o della Misericordia, dedita all'assistenza materiale e spirituale dei carcerati e dei condannati a morte. Sin dai primi anni di attività istituzionale, l'Arciconfraternita diviene di riferimento per le altre confraternite sorte sul finire del XVI secolo a Torino e in Piemonte. Nel 1718 la Confraternita acquista la chiesa appartenuta al convento delle monache di Santa Croce e dal 1720 vi si insedia, intitolandola a San Giovanni Battista Decollato. Nel 1726 è aperta la strada di collegamento con la via Dora Grossa (attuale via Garibaldi) di cui la chiesa costituisce fondale architettonico. L'edificio attuale è frutto di un progetto dell'architetto Filippo Nicolis di Robilant che risale al 1751. In quell'anno, a causa di dissesti statici, si decide infatti di reimpostare la chiesa in forme barocche caratterizzata da un sistema di volte traforate che si susseguono a coprire l'aula unica e la illuminano scenograficamente. La cosiddetta ?immagine luministica originaria' della chiesa è oggi ripristinata e valorizzata dal primo lotto di lavori di restauro finanziato dalla Compagnia di San Paolo nel 2009. Due fasce voltate a botte e aperte da finestre sopra al piano di imposta raccordano la volta a vela forata con fondo centrale, alla cupola ellittica e al catino absidale decorato con le virtù teologali: Fede, Speranza e Carità. La cupola ellittica, elemento caratterizzante il sistema voltato, si imposta su un tamburo finestrato scandito da dodici lesene da cui si dipartono le fasce che definiscono la stella centrale, in cui splende un affresco di Mattia Franceschini, allievo del Beaumont. Con il secondo lotto di restauri, nel 2012 si riporta la pavimentazione originaria in pietra di Barge, inserendo un innovativo impianto di riscaldamento geotermico a pavimento. Con il terzo lotto si interviene sull'Aula Capitolare, restaurando affreschi, stucchi, pavimenti e armadiate. L'altare maggiore in marmi policromi risale al 1792 e si deve ad un progetto di Francesco Benedetto Ferroggio. La pala dell'altar maggiore, separata dalla mensa e collocata sulla parete di fondo, rappresenta la decollazione di San Giovanni Battista ed è attribuita a Federico Zuccari. A lato della pala due grandi quadri di Felice Cervetti, allievo del Beaumont, rappresentano la predicazione di San Giovanni Battista e il battesimo del Giordano.

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Nino 58

sent on December 06, 2015 (18:24) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

fantastic pdr

Dantes

sent on December 06, 2015 (18:24) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Antonio thank you very much !!!
hello, Dante

Justitia Terrena

sent on December 06, 2015 (18:49) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

a photo show in its purest sharpness and reading of particular shining. Congratulations hello Giulio

Arvina

sent on December 06, 2015 (18:50) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Incredibly beautiful and clear even this Dante !! :-P

Gianpetri

sent on December 06, 2015 (19:20) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Your photos are always rich in
details and beautiful colors,
I also really like the description
the places that you put in these photos!

Hail Giancarlo.

Dantes

sent on December 06, 2015 (19:27) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Giulio, Arvina, Giancarlo, I'm glad your appreciation, thank you so much !!!
hello, Dante

Fabrizio Federici

sent on December 06, 2015 (19:30) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful shot, as usual a glimpse of the history of your country !!!
Hello
Fabrizio

Giusx

sent on December 06, 2015 (19:31) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

1/6 second !!! ... congratulations to the steady hand
Hello
Beppe

Dantes

sent on December 06, 2015 (19:32) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

just as Fabrizio, thanks !!!
hello, Dante

Piergiovanni Pierantozzi

sent on December 06, 2015 (22:50) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful light, detail and I agree with Beppe

Alberto Gagliardi

sent on December 06, 2015 (23:08) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful, clear.
Steady hand,
Excellent explanation. :-)
Greetings

Marco50

sent on December 07, 2015 (0:10) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

I agree with Fabrizio
Dante good
Hello Marco

Dantes

sent on December 07, 2015 (0:29) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beppe, Piergiovanni, Alberto, Marco, is a pleasure for me to read !!! ;-) ;-)
hello, Dante

Claudio Zucchi

sent on December 07, 2015 (0:39) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

That envy, 1/6 second freehand and all is firm and clear, the person close to the altar, only the angels of the central rose window, above, they have moved their wings, but those poor people as they had to do, we wanted a miracle ..............

Francesco Abbate

sent on December 07, 2015 (1:05) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

scattowow great!

Timk2

sent on December 07, 2015 (1:54)

A beauty!

Dantes

sent on December 07, 2015 (8:57) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

@ Claudio thanks the likeable comment, thank you so much !!!
@ Francis thank you, thank you !!!
Tim Blackberries than thanks !!!
hello, Dante

Antoniomaggiore

sent on December 07, 2015 (14:08) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Resounding the PDR.
Compliments.
Greetings Antonio.

Dantes

sent on December 07, 2015 (14:12) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Antonio thank you very much !!!
hello, Dante

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