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Further details

Detail of Chapel 8 showing the chariot of fire completed in poplar wood by Bartolomeo Tiberino (perhaps painted by il Rocca and suspended c. 1641). The sculptures for this chapel were executed by Giovanni and Melchiorre d'Enrico; frescoes by il Rocca.

Artist or creator

d'Enrico, Giovanni (1559-1644) and
Martinoli, Cristoforo (il Rocca) (born 1599)

Date

1624 (circa) - 1640s

Location

Orta, Sacro Monte (Chapel 8)

Associated persons

Christina Roaf (Photographer (analogue))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Elena De Filippis and Fiorella Mattioli Carcano, Guida al Sacro Monte di Orta (Novara: Riserva Naturale Speciale del Sacro Monte di Orta, 1991).

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Acknowledgements

Image digitised with the generous support of the Roaf and Demuth families.

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