The Church of Santi, Nazaro e Celso Photo: the Church of Santi Nazaro e Celso

The Church of Santi, Nazaro e Celso stands on Corso Giacomo Matteotti in Milan at the intersection with the street via Fratelli Bronzetti. The building houses a number of outstanding works of art, the most famous of which is "the Polyptych of Averoldi" is a masterpiece of Titian.

The original building of the Church of Santi, Nazaro e Celso was erected in 1239, the year at approximately the same location as the present building, on-site Parking, which was a part surrounded by the city walls of Brescia. In 1746, the year there began a large-scale reconstruction work, which was created majestic, crowned with a statue of a neo-classical facade, which still attracts tourists. Reconstruction was interrupted by an explosion that occurred at a gunpowder warehouse in located near the Port area and Nazaro. Only in 1780, the year in the Church were resumed. And 17 years later, the collegiate Church was abolished, but the Santi Nazaro e Celso for some time remained a parish Church. In 1803, the year it even was an organ of the work of Luigi Amati.

Of course, the main attraction of the Church of Santi, Nazaro e Celso is the "Polyptych of Averoldi" by Titian. The creation of this painting was entrusted to the great painter of the papal legate in Venice Altobello Averoldi in 1522, the year. In those years, Titian was the chief painter of the Venetian Republic. Huge oil painting was placed above the main altar of the Church to the place altarpiece by Vincenzo Foppa.

In addition to this painting in the Church houses several works of art, including works of Moretto 16th century, Paolo Yes Kalina Sr., Antonio Gandino, Giambattista made Pittoni, Francesco Palazzo, Lattanzio Gambar and others.

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