Modica

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

The interior of the church is clearly different to the austere exterior.ingresso verso abside
Though the architectural forms are more sober than in other Baroque churches, the decorations are sumptuous and cover the entire surface of the intradoses of the vaults, concentrated in the apse area.
dettaglio colonna marmo verdeThe interior space is divided into three naves marked by fourteen columns with Corinthian capitals and arcades leading to the apse, the central point of the church.
The vault of the central nave is decorated with sixteen painted medallions and frescoes depicting stories from the Old Testament by Gian Battista and Stefano Ragazzi, completed in 1780.
dett pavimentoThe side naves are defined by niches and altars luxuriously decorated with precious materials and separated by coupled columns , some in marble, others decorated in stucco. A pleasant lighting effect is created in this area thanks to the soft light entering from the lunette windows, which are also decorated on the inside.
The 1864 floor is made up of polychrome marble, white marble and black pietra pece where geometric designs and curvilinear decorations alternate with those of the vault. Also in this case, the different use of polished and opaque materials causes light to be reflected in different ways, thus creating multiple perceptions of the room in a continuous play of illusory effects.

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

The Franciscan convent

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

The interior of the church: space and colour

The senses tell the Church of San Michele

Luminous sacred spaces

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

The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

The art of maiolica

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

The church of San Nicolò l’Arena: the majesty of an unfinished beauty

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

The Badia di Sant’Agata (St. Agatha’s Abbey)

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

The neo-Gothic seminary chapel: symbols, light and space

The new roads of the city

Barresi-Branciforte: the lords of the fiefdom and the modernisation of the town

Piazza Duomo, the elephant fountain, the heart of the city

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The Church of St. Francis

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico

Religious architecture

The two churches

The eagle-shaped city

The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

Geometry and wonder in civic architecture in the Baroque of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Carlo and the former Jesuit college

The palace, the town, the church

The church and the monastery

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

The works in the church

The Palazzo dei due mori

City and nature

The Duomo di San Giorgio (Cathedral of St. George)

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

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

Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

A casket of precious works

Reconstruction after the earthquake

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

The freedom of worship and the Catholic Church’s role in the diffusion of Baroque

The church and the college

The city palace

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Church of Madonna della Stella

A unifying project for the city of Catania

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

A stone garden

Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

A heritage of votive works

The senses tell the Church of San Domenico

The senses tell the story of the Sanctuary Church of Santa Maria della Stella

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town

Baroque creativity: recurring themes

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

The expansion of space and changing reality

St. Agatha and the candelore

One city, three sites

Art in the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

The Staircase of Angels

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

The articulated interior spaces

Views denied, views conquered: the power of the devout Benedictines

Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Church of St. Paul

A story of rebirth

The interior and works of art

The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

Altars, saints and sculptural works

The Benedictines’ library

The Church of St. Benedict

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

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

Verticality and dynamism of the façade of the Church of San Carlo

The city within the city

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

The casket of austerity under the great dome

The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and the Church of San Nicolò l’Arena

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum