Modica

Some prestigious works

Inside the church there are valuable works of art including the Tavola di Sant’Alberto (Panel of St. Albert), the Madonna del Latte and the Annunciation. The former was perhaps part of a polyptych, a painting composition that also included other panels.
The painting depicts St. Albert with a lily and a book in one hand and a crucifix in the other. The work dates back to the early 16th century. According to some scholars the panel was painted between 1513 and 1517 by Leonardo da Vinci’s student, Cesare de Sesto, when he lived in Sicily.
The Madonna del Latte is an interesting sculpture made of papier-mâché, a much more delicate material than classic marble, wood or bronze. The work dates from around the 14th century and is located to the right of the church atrium.
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The Annunciation is a sculptural group in white marble, created by the workshop of a Palermo-born artist, Giandomenico Gagini.
The faces of the angel and the Virgin were carved with extreme delicateness and both the blue dress of Mary and the angel’s hair were finely coloured.

Many owners, one palace

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Feasting in Palazzolo

A long reconstruction

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A prominent church

Prominent façade

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

The senses tell the story of the staircase of Santa Maria del Monte

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi

The senses tell the story of the Badia di Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some prestigious works

The colours of the cathedral

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The disastrous earthquake

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Freedom of worship and the role of the Catholic Church in the diffusion of Baroque

From International Gothic to present day

A small room with a golden entrance

A hall for the feasts

Feast days

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

An eagle-shaped city

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Searching for colour

The senses tell the Mother Church of San Nicolò and of the Santissimo Salvatore

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giovanni Battista

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A miniature city

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Church of San Giuliano (St. Julian) on Via dei Crociferi: reconstruction

One city, two sites

The city of museums

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Discovering the mother church

The two churches

A majestic and luminous church

A square as the heart of the city

A new site for a new city

The interior and its masterpieces

The Burgos crucifix

Norman apses

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Wonderful quick decorations

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

One city, three sites

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A new site for a new church

Some masterpieces

The church of Carmine

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The wall comes to life

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A half-Baroque church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A city in colour

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Connections with other UNESCO sites

New roads for Catania

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the church of Santa Maria del Carmelo

A colourful floor

The role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto

The Baroque town by the sea

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Between white and black

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Staircase of Angels

From the contrast of the exterior to the internal jubilation of colours

A talking palace

A triumph of colour

The internal colours

A symbol for the town