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St Ignatius Chapel
Cerano, born G. Battista Crespi (Romagnano S. 1573 - Milano 1632)
St Ignatius' Vision (1622)
Oil on canvas
Fabio Mangone (1622-1630) and
Francesco Maria Richini (1633-1638)
Giovanni Battista Crespi (a.k.a. Il Cerano)
St Ignatius’ Vision (approx 1622)
Oil on canvas
This Chapel, the first on the right-hand side of the nave, is dedicat…
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The Deposition Chapel
Simone Peterzano (Bergamo 1540 ca. - Milano 1599)
Descent from the Cross (1573-1578)
Oil on canvas
290x185 cm
The Chapel houses the large altarpiece of the Deposition, relocated here after the demolition of the church of Santa Maria della Scala in 1776, where it was displayed in the Chapel of the Veronica – the Veronica being the woman standing in the …
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The Spinola - Rezzonico Chapel
Bernardino Luini's workshop, Madonna della Scala (early 16th century)
The chapel - on the left-hand side of the nave - houses the fresco of Madonna della Scala, probably moved here in the early 19th century following the demolition of the church of Madonna della Scala in 1776, to be replaced by Teatro alla Scala.
Mary…
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The Guastalla Chapel
Lucio Fontana, Apparition of the Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Alacoque (1956)
Bas relief of 28 glazed ceramic tiles
Pellegrino Tibaldi
(1570-1579)
Lucio Fontana
The Apparition of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1956)
Situated next to the door to the Sacristy, this chapel houses the Guastalla altar - designed by Pellegrino Ti…
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Carved walnut confessionals by Brothers Taurino (end of 16th century)
Nine in all, these confessionals are true masterpieces of woodcarving and engraving skills. They are the work of the brothers Giovanni, Giacomo e Gian Paolo Taurino, sons of Rizzardo Taurino, of French origins, who was also a well-established wood ca…
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Pulpit attributed to Daniele Ferrari (17th century)
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Nanda Vigo - Private Collection
The rooms of Genesis Space have been specially created in the San Fedele Museum to house a selection of the works donated by the artist, architect and designer Nanda Vigo to the San Fedele Cultural Foundation (108 works in total).
The unusual juxtap…
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Gallery - Domenico Fiasella
Domenico Fiasella (Sarzana 1589 - Genoa 1669)
Sacred Conversation
Madonna and Child, St. Hyacinth of Poland, St. Albert of Jerusalem and St. Jerome
17th century
oil on canvans
263x168 cm
Domenico Fiasella (Sarzana 1589 - Genoa 1669)
Sacred Conversation
Madonna and Child, St. Hyacinth of Poland, St. Albert of Jerusalem and St. Jerome
17th century
oil on canvans
263x168 cm
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Gallery - Lucio Fontana, Jorrit Tornquist, Joel Meyerowitz, Alexandr Archipenko, Vittorio Tavernari, Umberto Milani, Nicola De Maria, Jannis Kounellis, Luigi Ontani, Hidetoshi Nagasawa
Piedmontese School
Sacred Heart
18th century
Oil on canvas
150x120 cm
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Sketch of the Apparition of Sacred Heart
1955
Pen drawing on paper
30x21 cm
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Sketch of the Apparition of Sacred He…
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Gallery - Tintoretto, Juan de Flanders, Mario Sironi, Mimmo Paladino, Giambattista Langetti, Giacomo Favretto
Tintoretto, born Jacopo Robusti (1519-1594)
St. Jerome's Vision of the Virgin
end of 16th century
Oil on canvans
122x112 cm
Juan de Flanders
Christ nailed to the Cross
14th - 15th century
Tempera on wood
7x13 cm
Mimmo Paladino (b. 1948)…
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G. Ambrogio Figino, Coronation of the Virgin (1583)
Giovanni Ambrogio Figino (Milano 1553 – 1608)
Coronation of the Virgin (1583)
Oil on canvas
276x172 cm
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Bernardino Campi, Transfiguration (1565)
Bernardino Campi (Cremona 1522 – Reggio Emilia 1591) with Carlo Urbino
Transfiguration and Saints (1565)
Oil on panel
309x185 cm
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Sacristy
Carved walnut armoirs by Daniele Ferrari (early 17th century)
San Fedele’s Sacristy is one of the most remarkable examples of its kind in Milan, representative of the style that flourished between the Counter-Reformation and the Baroque period. The room was designed by the architect Francesco M. Richini…
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Chapel of the "Ballet Dancers"
Chapel of the "Ballet Dancers"
This chapel, which was once accessible directly from the outside, treasures many testimonies of the city’s past: the fights between the richest families of Milan during the Middle Ages; the spiritual support to those sentenced to death; and the…
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Mimmo Paladino, Ex voto (2014)
The chapel houses an installation of silvered-bronze shoes fixed to the wall. The work, by Mimmo Paladino, a Transavantgarde artist, recalls the ex voto offerings. Paladino’s interpretation is a tribute to the tradition of La Scala theatre&rsqu…
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Corridor. Work by Sean Shanahan
Corridor
Work by Sean Shanahan (2013)
Mixed technique
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Main altar by P. Pestagalli (1835), statues by G. Monti. Claudio Parmiggiani, Crown of Thorns (2014). Ettore Frani, Glorious Sepulchre (2018).
Claudio Parmiggiani
Crown of Thornes
(2014)
Barbed wire, nickel, gold
Ø 40 cm
Ettore Frani
Glorious Sepulchre
2018
Oil on laquered wood
56 x 163,5 cm
The work Crown of Thorns on the main altar represents a reflection on the theme of the face, which is pivotal in the Christian faith: in particular, it is linked to the Veil of Veronica which, according to tradition, bore the likeness of the face of …
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Hexagon. Reliquiaries (18th-19th century). Nicola De Maria, New Jerusalem (2015). Alfonso Fratteggiani Bianchi, Madonna del parto (Madonna of childbirth) polyptych
Nicola De Maria
New Jerusalem
2015
mixed technique on wall
Alfonso Fratteggiani Bianchi
Madonna del parto (Madonna of childbirth) polyptych
2022
pigment on serena stone
The artist from Campania interprets in an original way the theme of the New Jerusalem, conceived as the place of feast, joy and of communion.
Sancta Sanctorum is the hexagonal room located beneath the main altar. After being a depository for many ye…
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Inlaid choir stalls
Wooden choir (mid 16th century) – originally in the church of Santa Maria della Scala
The choir, carved in walnut wood and comprising nineteen stalls, was originally in the 14th century church of Santa Maria della Scala. It was moved to San …
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David Simpson, Monochromes, New Jerusalem (1995)
David Simpson (born 1928)
New Jerusalem (1995)
Three monochromes
Acrylic with crystals and titanium
182x182 cm
David Simpson’s three monochrome canvases, painted using a titanium-and-crystal, acrylic-based paint - for which the American artist is famous and which is perfect for reflecting light - hang in the apse. Under the flood lamps on the ceiling an…
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Agostino Santagostino, St. Charles Borromeo carries the relics of St. Fidelis and St. Carpophorus (late 16th century)
Agostino Santagostino
(Milan about 1635 ca. - Mandello del Lario 1706)
St. Charles Borromeo carries the relics of St. Fidelis and St. Carpophorus
(late 16th century)
Oil on canvas
610x400 cm
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Processional Cross (15th-16th century)
Golden copper, embossed silver, bronze, rock crystal, garnet, glass
114x85 cm
The cross on the altar dates back to the late 15th century and was originally in the church of Santa Maria della Scala, demolished in 1776. It has had various later additions: the niello and embossed silver medallions from the early 16th century ar…
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Altar of the Dead Christ (17th century)
Andrea Fantoni
Dead Christ
(17th century)
painted wood
Sidival Fila
New Jerusalem
(2018)
installation
Andrea Fantoni
Dead Christ
(17th century)
painted wood
Sidival Fila
New Jerusalem
(2018)
installation
The installation consists of three different elements joint together in one work, inhabiting the space between the altar rear and the colu…
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Angels and Prophets, chalk sculptures (17th century)
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Lucio Fontana, Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) (1957)
Lucio Fontana
Via Crucis (Way of the Cross)
1957
14 terracotta tiles
32x24 cm
The Stations of the Cross by Lucio Fontana were originally created for the chapel of the all-girl boarding school ‘Le Carline’ in Milan. Following a refurbishment of the institute in the 1980s, the artwork was acquired by San Fedele Churc…
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Bambaia, Funeral monument of Lorenzo Toscani (1545-1547)
Bambaia, born Agostino Busti
(Busto Arsizio 1483 - Milano 1548)
Funeral monument of the bishop Lorenzo Toscani
(1545-1547)
marble
55x153x41 cm
The work is the remainder of a cenotaph, commissioned to Bambaia in 1545 by Alvise and Giovanni Paolo Toscani, nephews of Lorenzo, who had been bishop of Lodève (France). It comes from the church of Santa Maria della Scala and probably it is t…
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Lucio Fontana, Frieze (1957). Works by Sean Shanahan
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Relics of 365-day calendar. Liturgical objects (17th-19th century). Statues of St. Fidelis by Lucio Fontana and Mimmo Paladino
The little shrines, organized in daily order from the 1st of January to the 31st of December, contain the relics of all the saints of the Catholic calendar canonized until the beginning of the 19th century. They are the sign of the status enjoyed for…
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Habsburg tombs (18th-19th century)
Habsburg tombs (18th-19th centuries)
Leading to the Sacellum, the room that houses the tombs of members of the Habsburg family, is a threshold made of black marble. On it are the words from John’s Gospel: “I am the resurrection and the life, those who believe in me will live…
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Jannis Kounellis, Untitled (Unveiling) (2012)
Throughout history there have been many predictions of disasters and great catastrophes, often associated with symbolic dates, or seen as the outcome of esoteric calculations – like the Maya Apocalypse of 21st December 2012.
The original mea…
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Nave
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Christian Megert, Frammentazione verso la Gerusalemme celeste (2018)
Frammentazioni verso la Gerusalemme celeste
Christian Megert
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Sidival Fila, Installazione sul tema della Gerusalemme Celeste (2018)
Sidival Fila,
Installazione sul tema della Gerusalemme Celeste (2018)
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Christiane Löhr, Samenwolke (seed cloud), 2020
Christiane Löhr, Samenwolke (seed cloud), 2020
It is difficult to express in a few words the rigorous work of Christiane Löhr, a student of Jannis Kounellis. For the author, who has always been involved in the creation of drawings, sculptures and installations, direct contact with nature and…
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Mats Bergquist, Daruma, 2015
Mats Bergquist, Daruma, 2015, raku pottery, h cm 33 x Ø cm 20 ca.
The title Daruma, chosen for the work by Swedish artist Mats Bergquist, refers to the traditional Japanese votive dolls depicting the Indian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, initiator of the Zen school. These objects of devotion, roughly ovoid in shape and…
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Mats Bergquist, Votive ship, 2017
Mats Bergquist, Votive ship, 2017, encaustic on wood, ash, cm 300 x 30 x 40
The works by Swedish artist Mats Bergquist appear before our eyes like enigmatic, mysterious figures – as if capable, surrounded by silence, of delivering an arcane secret kept hidden since the dawn of time. The artist starts from wooden suppor…