Sant'Antonio Abate, Breno, Italy - SpottingHistory.com

Church of Saint Anthony Abbot (Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate) contains fragments of Frescos on three walls around the chancel by Girolamo Romani in collaboration with Daniele Mori, who also worked with him in Pisogne and Bienno. These frescos of scenes from the 'Book of Daniel' are inspired by the grotesque and anti-classical artististic expression that pervades strongly in Valcamonica.

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martino carrera (11 months ago)
Deconsecrated church but absolutely to visit ... remarkable frescoes in the center of Breno !!!! Very special you can breathe the medieval history!

Enzo Ornaghi (13 months ago)
Beautiful and historic church

Elisabetta Da Rold (14 months ago)
Deconsecrated church in the center of Breno. I entered thanks to the "Busker Breno" event and if outside there were people, music and chaos inside this space I found myself in front of a silent simplicity

Antonio Spagnoli (14 months ago)
No longer open to worship, used as an exhibition space for art exhibitions and other cultural events.

Giacomina Sacristani (15 months ago)
Fantastic because there are remarkable frescoes and the exhibition of Torri Claudio, set up in that context, I liked very much !!!

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