The Renaissance façade and some works of art make the Church an interesting stop for visitors even if the interior, after the eighteenth-century renovations, may appear bare compared to other city monuments.
Church of San Domenico, also known as the “parish of the university”. After its eighteenth-century renovation, only the terracotta frieze and the large central oculus remain on the façade, decorated with plant motifs.
Extremely interesting in the facade above the door is a Lunette depicting the Madonna with Child and Saints by Luca Della Robbia.
The original Lunette has now been moved to the Palazzo Ducale for conservation reasons and in its place there is now a copy.
L’interno, ad unica navata, è stato completamente rifatto nel Settecento, perdendo così gran parte delle decorazioni che rivestivano le pareti.
The interior, with a single nave, was completely redone in the eighteenth century, thus losing much of the decorations that covered the walls.
Some interesting works:
On the high altar: a canvas with the Madonna del Rosario con i Santi Domenico e Caterina, a copy of Sebastiano Conca, made by his brother Giovanni.
On the sides of the presbytery: two Angels by Francesco Vanni.
On the side altars: large canvases based on the cartoons for the mosaics of St. Peter in the Vatican, copies of famous Baroque works, including St. Peter Healing the Cripple (Cigoli), Communion of St. Jerome (Domenichino), Crucifixion of St. Peter (Passignano).
Some interesting works:
On the main altar: a canvas with the Madonna del Rosario con i Santi Domenico e Caterina, a copy of Sebastiano Conca, made by his brother Giovanni.
On the sides of the presbytery: two Angels by Francesco Vanni.
On the side altars: large canvases based on the cartoons for the mosaics of St. Peter in the Vatican, copies of famous Baroque works, including St. Peter Healing the Cripple (Cigoli), Communion of St. Jerome (Domenichino), Crucifixion of St. Peter (Passignano).
Fragments of medieval and Renaissance frescoes: some attributed to Antonius Magister (14th century) and Antonio Alberti da Ferrara (15th century), now preserved at the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche and the Albani Diocesan Museum
Currently the Church is deconsecrated, admission is free and a visit is recommended especially for those who appreciate architecture and art history
Church of San Domenico
Volta Scura
Urbino
Marche – Italy
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