I followed their advices which were accurate. Stunning even after seeing so many top notch sculptures in the world. The groups sculptures are very unique as they are life sized and composes a story, as in many paintings., but very rarely as sculptures. truly 3 dimentional. One group with life sized people showing grief on the dead christ., another group in the Orator showing an angel landing to the dead Maria while Maria's followers protected her body from intruders.Not bad even compared with Benllili's work.
The church is a wonderful starting point before visiting the former hospital next door where "il Comipanto" takes the breath away
I saw the open door, and thought to just stop in and take a look. it took my breath away! Beautiful! I saw people moving upstairs and a very welcoming woman pulled me aside and said something in Italian which I couldn't understand. she took me to an elevator and brought me upstairs to see the terra cotta sculpture. I was totally amazed and surprised. it was very moving.
The life size terra cotta statues of the Lamentation by Niccola del Arco are unlike any sculptures I've seen. Very much one of the Renaissance humanist breakthroughs. The expressions - reputedly modeled from patients in the hospital - have an individualism and compassion that are well worth contemplating.
Is a small church but it really worth's the visit. Magnificent details, well preserved! Very nice to admire and reflect.
It's the sort of scenario that you expect in Roma, only it's in the middle of Bologna a few hundred yards from the Torre Asinelli, and its such a wonderful church! Tall and narrow like if it had to be squeezed between the other buildings in Via Clavature, it's one of Bologna's many (little-known) jewels.....
Amazing terracotta full size 15th century statues THE COMPIANTO . Upstairs there is a museum and further life size terracotta works of art. There were also 2 x A4 sheets describing them IN ENGLISH. Out of all the places we visited this was only the second place we went to that had anything in English. Well done to all involved, a lovely interesting place, well worth a visit.
We took the little train tour which took us to the sanctuary and it was worth it .We are not all that religious but once you go inside and tour it and approach the alter you can see how people can be moved and inspired by religion.
We had seen pictures of the dramatic wood carvings in this church and were anxious to. Actually see the. With poor tourist maps and passive tourist information office, we had trouble finding it. But we did. It was closed and looked like it might never open! No signs, no hours, no nothing. And this was not during the long lunch break. Now the memory of the pictures will have to suffice.
This church and museum are a "must see". They are fantastic and free. The sculpture work in the church and museum are unbelievably beautiful.