This time we are in Foligno, an Italian town of about 55,000 inhabitants in the province of Perugia in Umbria; Foligno is a city that boasts an artistic and architectural heritage of great value, among which the Duomo, Palazzo Trinci, the Church of Santa Maria Infraportas and the Archaeological Museum stand out.
• The Duomo is the city's cathedral, dedicated to San Feliciano, the patron saint of Foligno.
• Palazzo Trinci is an example of Gothic and Renaissance architecture, seat of the lordly power of the Trinci from 1305 to 1439.
• The Church of Santa Maria Infraportas is the oldest church in the city, dating back to the 12th century, and houses frescoes and sculptures of great value.
• The Archaeological Museum houses artifacts that tell the story of Foligno from its origins to the Middle Ages.
These are just some of the things you can see in Foligno, a city that will surprise you with its beauty and liveliness.
We walked around the center and visited Palazzo Trinci and the Cosmic Magnet.
Palazzo Trinci is a patrician building located in the center of Foligno, in Piazza della Repubblica. It was the residence of the Trinci family, who ruled the city between 1305 and 1439. The palace is famous for its cycle of frescoes from the early fifteenth century, created by Gentile da Fabriano and other artists, which represents a figurative encyclopedia of humanistic culture of the time. The building also houses the Civic Art Gallery, the Archaeological Museum and the Multimedia Museum of Tournaments, Jousts and Games. It is one of the most interesting late Gothic residences in central Italy.
The Cosmic Magnet is a work of art by Gino De Dominicis, one of the most original and mysterious Italian artists of the post-war period. It is a sculpture that depicts a gigantic human skeleton, 24 meters long, with a beak instead of a nose. The skeleton holds a golden rod that symbolizes a magnet, capable of attracting cosmic energies. The work was created in secret in 1988 and since then it has traveled to various cities around the world, before finding its definitive location in the former church of the Santissima Trinità in Annunziata in Foligno, in Umbria1. The Cosmic Magnet is considered a masterpiece by De Dominicis, who with his art has tried to explore the themes of immortality, knowledge and transcendence.
Негізгі бет Foligno Palazzo Trinci e la Calamita Cosmica.
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