Wall Madonna’s of the Valtellina
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NARO! The Frescoes of the Chiesa di Santa Croce
Naro is a tiny localitá of Peglio. Both villages are located above Lake Como in the area called the Alto Lario. The Alto Lario is the northern region of Lake Como that begins at Menaggio on the western side of the lake and Bellano on the eastern side of the Lake and ends at the…
AUROGNA! Medieval frazione of Trezzone!
AUROGNA is the Medieval frazione that belongs to Trezzone – the comune behind and above Gera Lario which sits directly on Lake Como. Trezzone encompasses a few frazione along the road leading to Aurogna. The total population of the area was 212 people at the time of this narration. Perched at 430 meters above Lake…
MADONNA DEL OMBRE
Museo Nazionale San Marco, Florence Located on the wall of the East Corridor on the upper floor of the Dominican convent between cells 25 and 26 and painted in the mid 15th-century by Fra Angelico (1395-1455), the Madonna del Ombre – Madonna of the Shadows – is a particularly interesting work that showcases the exceptional…
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Wall Madonna's of the Valtellina 