Church in Milan
San Marco
is a church in
Milan
, northern Italy.
History
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According to tradition, the church was dedicated to
St. Mark
, patron of
Venice
, after the help given by that city in the war against
Frederick Barbarossa
in the 12th century. However, the first mention of the church dates from 1254 when the
Augustinians
built a
Gothic style
edifice with a nave and two aisles re-using pre-existing constructions. The area of present Via San Marco contained a basin (artificial lake) called
Laghetto di San Marco
which connected to various canals (navigli); the basin was filled in the 1930s, and the area now sports a frequent outdoor market.
The structure was heavily modified in the
Baroque style
during the 17th century, when it became the largest church in the city after the
Duomo di Milano
.
In early 1770, the young
Mozart
resided in the monastery of San Marco for three months
[1]
and, on May 22, 1874, the first anniversary of the death of the Milanese poet and novelist
Alessandro Manzoni
was commemorated in the church by the first performance of
Verdi
's
Requiem
, written in his honour.
Organists at the church have included
Ruggier Trofeo
.
[2]
Art and architecture
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The facade dates from an 1871 restoration by
Carlo Maciachini
, who kept the marble portal with
tympanum
, a gallery of small arches, the rose window and three statues of saints attributed to
Giovanni di Balduccio
or the Master of Viboldone. In the
lunette
is a mosaic representing the Madonna between Saints, a copy of the original by
Angelo Inganni
.
The
campanile
dates from the 14th century. It was restored and completed in 1885. The interior, in the Baroque style, has a nave and two aisles.
In the first chapel on the right are frescoes by
Gian Paolo Lomazzo
. In the right transept is a fresco by the
Fiammenghini
[4]
[5]
with
Alexander IV Instituting the Order of the Augustinians
, under which a 14th-century
Crucifixion
was discovered in 1956. The author of the latter has been identified by
Anovelo da Imbonate
. The right arms of the transept houses also several sarcophagi from the mid-14th century, including the tomb of Lanfranco Settalo, counsellor of Archbishop
Giovanni Visconti
, by
Giovanni di Balduccio
.
Near the rear exit is a 16th-century tombstone portraying the
Angel of the Resurrection
, another fresco by the
Fiammenghini
(under which is a 14th-century fresco). On the side walls of the presbytery are frescoes depicting
Dispute of St Ambrose and St Augustine
by
Camillo Procaccini
and the
Baptism of St. Augustine
by
Giovanni Battista Crespi
.
Gallery
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Pope Alexander IV institutes Augustinian Order
(fresco) by Fiammenghini (and partially revealed older
Crucifixion
fresco)
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Bell tower of San Marco.
-
Madonna with Saints
by
Gian Paolo Lomazzo
.
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Wax statuette, in the fashion of the 19th century, of Holy Child Mary, Left transept.
References
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Sources
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- Gatti Perer, M. L. (1999).
La chiesa di San Marco a Milano
. Milan.
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