Montefiascone. Church of San Bartolomeo

The church of San Bartolomeo was commissioned in 1693 by Cardinal Barbarigo.

It has a very regular austere facade with two levels of decorations and a pediment on top.

The geometry is made even more evident by the two bell towers on the sides at the back of the building each ending with a flat roof.

With this shape, the church is easily recognizable.

The interior of the church has only one nave and a decorated arch separates the area dedicated to the faithful from that of the celebrations of the mass.

The arch is supported by two columns ending with a finely carved Corinthian capital while a sculptural group with angels decorates the arch.

Above the entrance door is a precious ancient organ.

The regular eighteenth-century style of the interior decorations is enriched by numerous works of art.

Among them, a precious gilded wooden tabernacle and a painting representing the Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew while on the ceiling above the altar the Gloria of San Bartolomeo is painted.


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