Iconography

ARCHITECTURE

Italy / Varallo / Sacro Monte / Chapel 3

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Life of Christ / Infancy / Visitation / With Joseph and (or) Zacharias

Further details

The chapel was begun in the Complex of Nazareth c.1544 and dedicated to the Annunciation; in 1572 it was adapted to house the Visitation. Sculptures by anonymous sculptor in the early 17th Century; frescoes are conventionally attributed to Luini with 19th-century additions to lower register.

Artist or creator

Luini, Giulio Cesare (born c1512, died after 1565) (attributed) and

Date

1544 (circa) - 17th century (early)

Location

Varallo, Sacro Monte (Chapel 3)

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Elena De Filippis, Sacro Monte di Varallo (Borgosesia: Tipolitografia, 2009); Stefania Stefani Perrone, Guida al Sacro Monte di Varallo (Turin: Kosmos, 1995).

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Acknowledgements

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

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