| Page Views: 4,018 Last Visit to Certosa di Pavia: October, 2006 | A wonderful monastery complex by Cristian_Uluru - last update: Oct 23, 2006 |
| Certosa di Pavia - The Main Altarpiece |
The name Certosa mean Charterhouse, which relates to the cloistered monastic order. The building has got a nothern Italian gothic architecture and it is noted for a highly decorated facade and church interior. During the visit you can see paintings and frescoes by Perugino, Bergognone, Bernardino Luini, Andrea Solari, Cerano, Morazzone, Guercino, Daniele Crespi and Giulio Cesare Procaccini and sculptures by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo and Cristoforo Solari.
The Certosa di Pavia was founding on 27 August 1396 of the structure by Gian Galeazzo Visconti. Inside the church you can see his tomb and the one of the Ludovico Sforza (1452 -1508), and his wife Beatrice d'Este.
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Thu Nov 20, 2008 20:17 UTC
Wonderful Italian gothic architecture of Certosa di Pavia! Dream to visit Lombardia one day. Thanks Cristian for the virtulal tour! | kyoub Sat May 31, 2008 15:40 UTC
Nice page. I would like to visit the church and cloisters myself. | scottishvisitor Fri Sep 28, 2007 19:21 UTC
Such lovely photos of the Church and cloister I would not mind a visit here | Trekki Tue Jul 10, 2007 16:18 UTC
My godness, how marvellous this is ! So much elaborate work in the church and cloisters ! Ah, and great to see that it is possible to take photos :-)) Thanks Cristian for introducing it :-) |
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