Sant’Andrea (Bergamo)

Church of Sant’Andrea
Basic information
Location Bergamo, Italy
Geographic coordinates Coordinates: 45°42′11″N 9°40′06″E / 45.7031542°N 9.6684193°E / 45.7031542; 9.6684193
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Architectural description
Architect(s) Ferdinando Crivelli
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Neoclassic
Completed 1847

Sant'Andrea is a Neoclassic church in Bergamo, rebuilt by Ferdinando Crivelli in 1837. On the main altar, is a canvas depicting the Enthroned Madonna with child and Saints Eusebius, Andrew, Domno, and Domneone, painted in 1536-7 by Il Moretto[1] and a Nativity by Giovanni Paolo Cavagna. Other paintings here are by Palma il Giovane, Enea Salmeggia, Gian Giacomo Barbelli, Padovanino, a ‘’Deposition’’ by Andrea Previtali, and others.[2]

Bibliography

  1. Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, pag. 311
  2. entry to site in travelitalia.com
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