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 LakeContinue reading “AUROGNA! Medieval frazione of Trezzone!”
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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 exceptionalContinue reading “MADONNA DEL OMBRE”
CASPANO – the frescoes of an ancient Paravicini family villa
THIS IS AN UPDATE ON THIS POST: The fresco which I identified as a possible Trinità Trifronte – a three-faced Trinity is actually a Trinity of the newer type where God the Father is pictured with a crucified Jesus and the Holy Spirit represented as a dove. I was able to return to Caspano andContinue reading “CASPANO – the frescoes of an ancient Paravicini family villa”
PELEDO – Località of Sorico
Peledo is a tiny località of Sorico. It is about 2 kilometers outside of Bugiallo and about 750 meters above Lake Como. There are no year-round inhabitants and the cluster of small, ancient stone homes is embraced by forest and privileged with cool airs in summer. Most of the houses are tiny – likely havingContinue reading “PELEDO – Località of Sorico”
Wall Madonna's of the Valtellina 