San Torpete
San Torpete is a Catholic church in the historic heart of Genoa, notable for its Baroque character and its long Marian lineage. The building is dedicated to Saint Torpes and sits on a site with a medieval precedent, later rebuilt in the Baroque period. The church as we see it centers on an 18th-century reimagining that began in 1733, with designs attributed to Giovanni Antonio Ricca. Inside, the ceiling is richly decorated with paintings and stucco by Giovanni Bernardo Carlone, illustrating scenes from the Life of San Torpete. An altarpiece of Madonna with St Thomas Becket of Canterbury, St Lucia, and John the Baptist is attributed to the studio of Luca Cambiaso or Andrea Semini, reflecting Genoa’s strong workshop tradition. …
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