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San Domenico is a Baroque -style, Roman Catholic church facing Piazza Roma across from the Ducal Palace, in central Modena, Italy. Its cupola forms an elliptical dome . History. A prior church near this site was razed in 1707–1708 to make space for the expansion of the Ducal Palace of Modena.
Piazza San Domenico °°. In the centre, in front of the church of San Domenico°°, there is the monument commissioned by Gaetano Moreali in 1889, dedicated to the insurrections of 1821 and 1831 during the Italian Risorgimento. The statue was destroyed by the fascists and then rebuilt.
1467–74. Not on view. Bartolomeo degli Erri and his brother Agnolo were the key artistic personalities in Modena (north of Bologna) during the second half of the fifteenth century, painting three altarpieces for the church of San Domenico.
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The panel belongs to an altarpiece painted for a chapel in the church of San Domenico in Modena. Bartolomeo degli Erri and his brother Agnolo were the key artistic personalities in Modena during the second half of the fifteenth century and painted three altarpieces for the church of San Domenico.
Chiesa di San Domenico. 24 reviews. #74 of 204 things to do in Modena. Write a review. What people are saying. By FTMDave. “ Pleasant church ”. Jan 2022. Pleasant church situated next to Piazza Roma, worth a look but to be honest like many other churches inside.
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Download Free PDF. View PDF. With the establishment of the court of Cesare d’Este in Modena in 1598, the medieval church annexed to the monastery of the Dominicans ‒ among the most prestigious of the city ‒ takes on the role of a Palatine temple, also by virtue of its nearness.
