The Parish Church of Saint John The Baptist

 
The parish church of Saint John the Baptist was built between 1251 and 1256 by Giorgio da Como, known for the construction of the cathedrals of Fermo and Jesi; in the form of a Latin cross with a single nave, reformed in 1736 with the addition of the apse, it preserves the wooden statue of the Baptist, a 15th century work of considerable artistic importance and the work of Silvestro dell'Aquila, a sculptor from the region of Abruzzo and follower of Donatello; and an interesting Crucifix from the same period by an excellent Neapolitan sculptor.
On the Inside: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST A polychrome wooden statue 175 cm in height, apsidal chapel, parish church. The wooden statue, already noted. Donatellian work of the precious anatomical study of the figure, exposes the bareness of the standing basic form, it is attributed to Silvestro dell'Aquila, a sculptor/painter from the region of Abruzzo of the fifteenth century.
 
 
 

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