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The senses tell the Church of San Michele

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Stuccoes, floors and geometric decorations

The interior of the church is defined by numerous decorations featuring a geometric design. For example, the floor is made with two-tone tiles and is inscribed within the elliptical plan.
The apsidal vault is decorated with small octagons, and the frescoes on the vault are divided by bands that echo the pattern of the small octagons on the apsidal vault.
It is interesting to note how all these geometric elements, with their simple shapes, give a sense of order within the dynamic spatiality typical of Baroque church interiors.

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The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

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City and nature

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Altars, saints and sculptural works

The Staircase of Angels

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St. Agatha and the candelore

Religious architecture

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Luminous sacred spaces

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The Palazzo dei due mori

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A Nobel Prize in Modica

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A stone garden

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

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Baroque creativity: recurring themes

The two churches

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The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

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The church and the monastery

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The senses tell the Church of San Michele

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The palace, the town, the church

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The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

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Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

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The church and the college

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

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The works in the church

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Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

Reconstruction after the earthquake

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