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Orvieto - Church of San Domenico

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The parish church dedicated to Mary of the Annunciation was commissioned in 1682 by Orazia Spada in CASTEL VISCARDO (TR – UMBRIA) from the architect Giuseppe Brusati Arcucci. The brick and stone facade is late Baroque. The bell tower has a round dome covered with scale tiling. The single-nave interior contains a wealth of fine marbles and paintings. The Annunciation on the high altar is by Nicolò Tornioli (1598-1651). The four chapels along the nave contain paintings by Carlo Maratta (1683-84), Wernle, a German painter in the service of the Spada, and Bernabei di Perugia. The ivory crucifix was a gift of the Sun King of France to Cardinal F. Spada. The Turkish banner is a war memento.

Restoration project

Paving of the church floor with 30x30x2.1 cm honed square tiles (main aisle) and 15x30x2.1 cm honed rectangular tiles.