Arte Sacra Collection

Madonna with Infant Jesus, XIV century (wood)
2654999 Madonna with Infant Jesus, XIV century (wood) by Lombard School, (14th century); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo, Bernareggi Museum; Madonna with Infant Jesus)

The Adoration of the Magi, detail of The Portal of Life
3707915 The Adoration of the Magi, detail of The Portal of Life by Antelami, Benedetto (c.1150-c.1230) (& workshop); Baptistery, Parma Cathedral, Italy; (add.info.: Parma, The Baptistery)

Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), St St John the Baptist Chapel: "The Ark of the relics of St St John
6372285 Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), St St John the Baptist Chapel: " The Ark of the relics of St St John the Baptist - detail of the preaching of St St John the Baptist"

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655029 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Saint Agatha
2655000 Saint Agatha by Marinoni, Bernardo or Antonio (c.1493-c.1545); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo, Bernareggi Museum: " St)

Thr Order of Disciplini, detail, 1485 (fresco)
2655024 Thr Order of Disciplini, detail, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco)
2655013 Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St John the BaptiSt The Ark was
6372761 Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St John the BaptiSt The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli

The Last Supper, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655042 The Last Supper, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), St St John the Baptist Chapel: "The Ark of the relics of St St John
6372280 Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), St St John the Baptist Chapel: " The Ark of the relics of St St John the Baptist - detail of Herodias receiving the head of St John

Avarice and Pride, detail, 1485 (fresco)
2655027 Avarice and Pride, detail, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone, Oratory of Disciplini or St)

Alberi Library: the Reliquary of the Corporal, detail, c. 1330
6262992 Alberi Library: the Reliquary of the Corporal, detail, c.1330 by Vieri, Ugolino di (14th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Alberi Library: the Reliquary of the Corporal, c. 1330
6262989 Alberi Library: the Reliquary of the Corporal, c.1330 by Vieri, Ugolino di (14th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Alberi Library: the Reliquary of the Corporal, c. 1330
6262994 Alberi Library: the Reliquary of the Corporal, c.1330 by Vieri, Ugolino di (14th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Escape to Egypt, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655039 Escape to Egypt, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Marriage at Cana, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655038 Marriage at Cana, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Saint Catherine of Alexandria
2655002 Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Marinoni, Bernardo or Antonio (c.1493-c.1545); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo, Bernareggi Museum: " St)

Saint Apollonia
2655001 Saint Apollonia by Marinoni, Bernardo or Antonio (c.1493-c.1545); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo, Bernareggi Museum: " St)

Portrait of a gentlewoman, XVIII century (oil)
2654997 Portrait of a gentlewoman, XVIII century (oil) by Italian School, (18th century); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo)

St. Paul and St. Bishop, detail of St. Joh the Baptist, St. Bishop (S. Ambrose?), St. Bishop (S. Augustine?), St
5973943 St. Paul and St. Bishop, detail of St. Joh the Baptist, St. Bishop (S. Ambrose?), St. Bishop (S. Augustine?), St. Paul, 1340-5 (tempera on panel) by Veneziano

Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), St St John the Baptist Chapel: "The Ark of the relics of St St John
6372282 Genoa, Duomo (St Lawrence Cathedral), St St John the Baptist Chapel: " The Ark of the relics of St St John the Baptist - detail of Herodias receiving the head of St John the Baptist

Detail with St. John the Baptist and St. Bishop, detail of St. Joh the Baptist, St. Bishop (S. Ambrose?), St
5973944 Detail with St. John the Baptist and St. Bishop, detail of St. Joh the Baptist, St. Bishop (S. Ambrose?), St. Bishop (S. Augustine?), St

The Adoration of the Magi, detail of The Portal of Life
3707916 The Adoration of the Magi, detail of The Portal of Life by Antelami, Benedetto (c.1150-c.1230) (& workshop); (add.info.: Parma, The Baptistery)

Annunciation, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655043 Annunciation, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Christ among the Doctors, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655041 Christ among the Doctors, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Flagellation, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655037 Flagellation, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Crucifixion, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655032 Crucifixion, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655019 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Madonna sitting on the throne with four Saints, the Eternal Father with Angel and Annunciate, 1515
2655004 Madonna sitting on the throne with four Saints, the Eternal Father with Angel and Annunciate, 1515 by Ambrogio da Fossano (Il Bergognone) (c.1460-1523); Chiesa di Santo Spirito, Bergamo

The Saviour's Face
2655003 The Saviour's Face by D'Oggiono, Marco (1470-1549); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo, Bernareggi Museum: "The Saviour's Face")

Portrait of a gentlewoman, XVIII century (oil)
2654998 Portrait of a gentlewoman, XVIII century (oil) by Italian School, (18th century); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo)

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St John the BaptiSt The Ark was
6372758 Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St John the BaptiSt The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli

Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St John the BaptiSt The Ark was
6372757 Genoa, Museum of the Treasury of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo: the Ark processional Ash St John the BaptiSt The Ark was commissioned by the Priors Chapel and was built by Teramo Danieli

Virgin with Child, c. 1483 (fresco)
2655047 Virgin with Child, c.1483 (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Chiesa di San Defendente, Clusone, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Chiesa di San Defendente)

Temptations of Jesus, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655036 Temptations of Jesus, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Marriage at Cana, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco)
2655034 Marriage at Cana, detail from the Life of Jesus, 1471 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655014 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

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"Arte Sacra: A Glimpse into the Spiritual Masterpieces of Genoa's St Lawrence Cathedral" Step inside the magnificent St Lawrence Cathedral in Genoa and be transported to a world of divine artistry. The chapel dedicated to St John the Baptist is adorned with breathtaking works that capture both the reverence and drama of religious narratives. One such masterpiece is "The Ark of the relics of St John the Baptist - detail of the beheading, " a haunting depiction that showcases intricate details, conveying both sorrow and awe. This captivating artwork invites contemplation on sacrifice and faith. Moving through time, we encounter frescoes like "Herod and the Massacre of Innocents, " which vividly portrays an impactful moment from Jesus' life. Painted in 1471, this mural serves as a poignant reminder of human cruelty juxtaposed against divine intervention. Intriguingly, amidst these grandiose murals, stands a humble wooden sculpture titled "Madonna with Infant Jesus. " Crafted in the XIV century, it emanates serenity while capturing Mary's tender love for her child—a timeless portrayal that resonates with visitors even today. As we delve deeper into this sacred space, our eyes are drawn to "The Adoration of Magi, " an exquisite detail from The Portal of Life. Its vibrant colors and meticulous brushwork transport us back to biblical times when wise men paid homage to baby Jesus—an enchanting scene filled with wonderment. Another remarkable fresco within this cathedral depicts "The Preaching of St John the Baptist. " Created around ca 1438-1445 by Teramo Danieli and Simone Caldera for Priors Chapel's Ark processional Ash St John BaptiSt—this piece captures Saint John's fervent message as he spreads his teachings far and wide. Venturing further into this spiritual journey, we confront mortality itself in "Death standing on a sarcophagus where Pope and Emperor lie.