Italia Vigevano 2 The Cathedral

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Travel treasures
vigevano
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Vigevano (Avgevan in the local variety of Western
Lombard) is a town and comune in the province of
Pavia, which possesses many artistic treasures,
particularly well known for its beautiful
Renaissance "Piazza Ducale", in the centre of the
town
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The town of Vigevano, situated south-west of
Milan across the River Ticino, is commanded by
the fortress developed by successive Milanese
rulers. It was the birthplace in 1451 of Ludovico
Maria Sforza, also known as il Moro, the Regent
and Duke of Milan who developed the new piazza in
a single campaign between 1492 and 1494. As it
survives today, Piazza Ducale is very different
from Bramantes original scheme, although it is
still largely defined by the arcades he
introduced
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The baroque façade of the cathedral was erected,
thus enclosing the fourth side of the square.
This façade is curved and aligned with the axis
of the piazza, hiding the fact that the church
building behind is off-centre.
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The arcades form now a continuous range around
north, west and south sides of the piazza, which
measures roughly 50 by 130 metres, with the
concave baroque facade of the duomo forming the
fourth side. In their original condition,
however, the arcades would have been broken in
the south-western corner to provide an access
ramp to the ducal rocca. The upper surfaces are
decorated with painted antique architecture,
including triumphal arches which indicate the
connections to adjacent streets.
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Piazza Ducale was actually planned to form a
noble forecourt to his castle, unified by the
arcades that completely surround the square, an
amenity of the new North Italian towns built in
the 13th century. The town's main street enters
through a sham arcaded façade that preserves the
unity of the space. Ludovico il Moro demolished
the former palazzo of the commune of Vigevano to
create the space
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The cathedral which is dedicated to Saint Ambrose
was designed by Antonio da Lonate. It was started
in 1532 by Duke Francesco II and was not
completed until 1606.
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Duomo di Vigevano, Piazza Ducale
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Duomo di Vigevano, Piazza Ducale
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Duomo di Vigevano, Piazza Ducale The Latin cross
interior, which has a nave and two aisles,
contains some remarkable works of art. In
particular, in the first altar recess on the left
of the entrance there is Antonio da Lonate's
wooden model of the church.
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The cathedral is best known for the "treasury"
donated to it by Francesco II Sforza in 1534
which encompasses more than 100 precious objects.
These, along with other items, are on display in
a museum inside the cathedral known as the Museo
del Tesoro del Duomo Vigevano. Of note in the
collection are several Flemish tapestries, seven
of which were made by tapestry makers in Brussels
in 1520 in the Late Gothic International Style
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Museo del tesoro del Duomo di Vigevano
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Saint Ambrose
Museo del tesoro del duomo di Vigevano
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Stemma del Papa, Duomo di Vigevano, Piazza Ducale
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Saint Ambrose and the Cathedral Piazza Ducale
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