Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato, interior, Genoa Italy
The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato is a prominent church in Genoa; its decoration employed the major baroque studios and artists in Genoa in the 17th century. It is named Vastato because the area where it was initially built was external to the walls of the city, and an area where houses were demolished (devastated) or defensive reasons. In Latin, vastinium referred to a safety belt within the protective bastions. Among the artists responsible for the interior decoration are Castiglione with St. James defeats Moors; Giovanni Bernardo Carbone (GBC) with St. James opens Coimbra gates to king Ferdinand; Castello with Martyrdom of St. James and St. Peter christens St. James), Capellino with Preaching of the apostle), Piola with Martyrdom of the saint Lorenzo Bertolotto with Aurelio and Giovanni, Lomi with Daughters by Zebedee introduce Jesus & saints. At the central crossing, the cupola dome has a Assumption fresco, considered the masterpiece of Ansaldo, and restored later by Gregorio De Ferrari. Above the door to the center nave is a Last Supper by Procaccini, flanked by two Prophets attributed to either Assereto, Ansaldo or Benso; on the ceiling, canvases depicting an Epiphany, Entry to Jerusalem, and Prayer in the Garden were painted by Giovanni Carlone, while the Resurrection, Jesus appears to his Mother and Coronation of Virgin were painted by his brother, Giovanni Battista Carlone.
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