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.

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Burgos crucifix

The interior and its masterpieces

The theatre of taste

The church of Carmine

Wonderful quick decorations

A feast only for Scicli

A hall for the feasts

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Some masterpieces

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

The chocolate of Modica

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

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

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

A triumph of colour

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The city of museums

A talking palace

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A square as the heart of the city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

Feast days

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Norman apses

The internal colours

The colours of the cathedral

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

New roads for Catania

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A city in colour

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

St. Sebastian, so much work!

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

One city, two sites

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

One city, three sites

A small room with a golden entrance

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The two churches

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Some prestigious works

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A symbol for the town

A new site for a new church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Staircase of Angels

A colourful floor

Searching for colour

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

Between white and black

A miniature city

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A prominent church

A new site for a new city

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

A long reconstruction

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

From International Gothic to present day

An eagle-shaped city

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

Discovering the mother church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The disastrous earthquake

A half-Baroque church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Prominent façade

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

The wall comes to life