Santa Maria delle grazie ("Holy Grace") is a Dominican church and monastery in Milan, northern Italy, included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. The church contains Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper painting, which is in the monastery's monastery.
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Histori
Duke of Milan Francesco I Sforza ordered the construction of a Dominican monastery and a church at the site of the previous chapel dedicated to the devotion of Mary St. Mary of the Graces. The main architect, Guiniforte Solari, designed the monastery, which was completed in 1469. The construction of the church took decades. Duke Ludovico Sforza decided to make the church a burial place for the Sforza family, and rebuild the monastery and apex, both completed after 1490. Ludovico's wife Beatrice was buried in the church in 1497.
The design of the church apse has been attributed to Donato Bramante, who was at that time in the service of the Duchy; however, there is little documentary evidence linking Bramante to this church. His name was written on a marble in a vault sent in 1494. Some documents mention the name Amadeo, possibly Giovanni Antonio Amadeo. The similarities between this church and Amadeo's design to Santa Maria alla Fontana make this attribution more likely.
In 1543, the Titian altar describes Christ receiving the Crown of Thorns installed at the Chapel of the Holy Crown , located to the right of the center of the church. The painting, plundered by French forces in 1797, is now in the Louvre. This chapel is filled with Gaudenzio Ferrari's Stories of the Passion paintings. In the small convent adjacent to the stands near the door that leads to the sacristy is a fresco by Bramantino. The church also contains frescoes describing The Resurrection and Passion by Bernardo Zenale.
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World War II
During World War II, on the night of August 15, 1943, an allied air bomb struck churches and monasteries. Most of the dining room has been destroyed, but some of the surviving walls, including those holding the The Last Supper , which has been pocketed with sand to protect it. Some preservation work is done to keep it for the future. It is believed that current and future preservation will keep the painting safe for centuries to come.
Contemporary
Currently Sacrestia vecchia , or Sacristy Tua, designed and built by Donato Bramante, is the center of the Dominican Cultural Center ( Centro Culturale alle Grazie ), where leaders organize and organizing conferences on themes related to spirituality, philosophy, art, literature and sociology, in addition to music concerts and art exhibitions.
See also
- Roman Catholic Church of Marian
References
Source
- Milano . Italian Tour Club. 2003. ISBNÃ, 88-365-2766-3.
- LÃÆ'²pez, Guido (2002). I'm Signori in Milano . Rome: Newton & amp; Compton. ISBN 88-8289-951-9.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
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