Cerchia dei Navigli in Milano in Città Metropolitana di Milano, Lombardy, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
Santa Maria presso San Satiro
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2023
1. Santa Maria presso San Satiro Marker
Inscription.
La chiesa, capolavoro della stagione rinascimentale milanese, sorge presso il sacello di origine tardo bizantina dedicato a San Satiro, ancora esistente e collegato al braccio sinistro del transetto. Il piccolo edificio cruciforme, oggi denominato Cappella della Pietà, era parte di un complesso basilicale risalente al IX secolo. Nel progetto dell'attuale costruzione, realizzata tra il 1476 e il 1486, assume un ruolo decisivo il Bramante. Nonostante le ridotte dimensioni l'interno è caratterizzato da una monumentalità classica: la chiesa è una croce a tre bracci con volte a botte, pilastri con paraste corinzie e archi a tutto sesto. Singolare è l'invenzione del magnifico coro prospettico che tramite un artificio architettonico e pittorico simula la profondità di un quarto braccio che non fu possibile realizzare per la presenza della via Falcone. Bramantesca, ma modificata nell'Ottocento, è la sagrestia ottagonale (1483). La facciata, iniziata dall'Amadeo alla fine del Quattrocento, viene interamente ricostruita nel 1871., This Milanese Renaissance gem stands near a late-Byzantine sacellum dedicated to St. Satyrus, which still exists and is connected to the north transept. This small sanctuary is a cruciform building, now called the Cappella della Pietà, and was part of a 9th-century basilica complex. Bramante played a decisive role in the design of the church, which was built between 1476 and 1486. The interior is small and yet manages to exude a classical monumentality: it takes the form of a three-armed cross and features a barrel- vaulted ceiling, pillars and rounded arches. One of the most remarkable aspects of the interior is the magnificent choir: an architectural trompe l'oeil based on the pictorial principle of foreshortening to create the illusion of a fourth arm, which could not be built because of the street (Via Falcone) running behind the church. The octagonal sacristy (1483) is Bramantesque, but was altered in the 19th century. The façade, begun by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo in the late 15th century, was entirely rebuilt in 1871. ,
La chiesa, capolavoro della stagione
rinascimentale milanese, sorge presso il
sacello di origine tardo bizantina dedicato
a San Satiro, ancora esistente e collegato
al braccio sinistro del transetto. Il piccolo
edificio cruciforme, oggi denominato
Cappella della Pietà, era parte di un
complesso basilicale risalente al IX secolo.
Nel progetto dell'attuale costruzione,
realizzata tra il 1476 e il 1486, assume un
ruolo decisivo il Bramante. Nonostante
le ridotte dimensioni l'interno è
caratterizzato da una monumentalità
classica: la chiesa è una croce a tre bracci
con volte a botte, pilastri con paraste
corinzie e archi a tutto sesto. Singolare è
l'invenzione del magnifico coro
prospettico che tramite un artificio
architettonico e pittorico simula la
profondità di un quarto braccio che non
fu possibile realizzare per la presenza della
via Falcone. Bramantesca, ma modificata
nell'Ottocento, è la sagrestia ottagonale
(1483). La facciata, iniziata dall'Amadeo
alla fine del Quattrocento, viene
interamente ricostruita nel 1871.
This Milanese Renaissance gem stands
near a late-Byzantine sacellum dedicated
to St. Satyrus, which still exists and is
connected to the north transept. This small
sanctuary is a cruciform building, now
called the Cappella della Pietà, and was
part of
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a 9th-century basilica complex.
Bramante played a decisive role in the
design of the church, which was built
between 1476 and 1486. The interior is
small and yet manages to exude a classical
monumentality: it takes the form of a
three-armed cross and features a barrel-
vaulted ceiling, pillars and rounded arches.
One of the most remarkable aspects of
the interior is the magnificent choir: an
architectural trompe l'oeil based on the
pictorial principle of foreshortening to
create the illusion of a fourth arm, which
could not be built because of the street
(Via Falcone) running behind the
church. The octagonal sacristy (1483) is
Bramantesque, but was altered in the 19th
century. The façade, begun by Giovanni
Antonio Amadeo in the late 15th century,
was entirely rebuilt in 1871.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Milan Red-Gray Stelae series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1476.
Location. 45° 27.775′ N, 9° 11.255′ E. Marker is in Milano, Lombardia (Lombardy), in Città Metropolitana di Milano. It is in Cerchia dei Navigli. Marker is on Via Torino, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via Torino 19, Milano, Lombardia 20123, Italy. Touch for directions.
Overview: Santa Maria presso San Satiro (Saint Mary near Saint Satyrus) is a church in Milan. The Italian Renaissance structure (1476-1482) houses the early medieval shrine to Satyrus, brother of Saint Ambrose. The church is known for its false apse, an early example of trompe-l'œil, attributed to Donato Bramante.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2023
3. Santa Maria presso San Satiro - entrance
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2023
4. Interior - vaulted choir, as seen upon entry into the church
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2023
5. Interior - vaulted choir, from up close
Seen from the entrance, the choir space appears quite deep, as seen in the previous photo. However, a closer look reveals, as noted on the marker, that the perceived depth is a trompe l'oeil effect achieved through a clever use of foreshortening, as becomes visible here in this photo.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2023
6. Santa Maria presso San Satiro interior
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 44 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 29, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.