Cappella Colleoni, a photo from Bergamo, Lombardia

Photographer's Note

There are also 2 WS, I only show you the facade because it is forbidden to photograph inside.
The Colleoni Chapel, a Renaissance work by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, is located on the Piazza del Duomo in upper Bergamo, leaning against the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
Commissioned by Bartolomeo Colleoni, as its own mausoleum, it was built between 1470 and 1476 but not completely completed, some works were added later initially with the support of Alessio Agliardi.
The façade, made up of inlays and decorations in polychrome marble with white, red and black lozenges, has a rose window above the portal, on the sides of which are two medallions depicting Caesar and Trajan. Its geometry develops vertically, following three parallel bands, enclosed by two historiated pilasters culminating in two pinnacles joined by an elegant loggia lightened by ten mullioned windows.
The roof is formed by an octagonal drum, which rests on the loggia, and by the segmented dome that ends with the lantern. In the drum there is a small rose window, aligned with the larger one below, which contains the bronze serpent of Moses as if to underline a line of continuity between the biblical character and Colleoni.The upper part of the base of the facade contains nine panels with bas-reliefs, five depicting ten paired biblical stories: the Creation of Adam and the Creation of Eve; the Temptation and the Expulsion from Eden; the Work of Adam and Eve and the Sacrifice of Isaac; the Offerings to God of Cain and Abel and the Killing of Abel; the Hunter Lamech and the Death of Cain; and four bas-reliefs with the life of Hercules: Hercules and Antaeus, Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna, Hercules and the Bull of Crete, Hercules against the Nemean Lion.
Above the pilasters of the windows on the sides of the portal, decorated with floral motifs and medallions with small busts, there are the four statues of the Virtues.

Ci sono anche 2 WS, vi mostro solo la facciata perchè è vietato fotografare all'interno.
La Cappella Colleoni opera rinascimentale di Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, si trova sulla piazza del Duomo di Bergamo alta, addossata alla basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore.
Voluta da Bartolomeo Colleoni, quale mausoleo proprio, venne costruita tra il 1470 e il 1476 ma non completata del tutto, alcune opere vennero aggiunte successivamente inizialmente son il sostegno di Alessio Agliardi.
La facciata, composta da tarsie e decorazioni in marmi policromi a losanghe bianche, rosse e nere, ha un rosone sopra il portale, ai lati del quale sono due medaglioni che raffigurano Cesare e Traiano. La sua geometria si sviluppa in senso verticale, seguendo tre fasce parallele, racchiusa da due lesene istoriate culminanti in due pinnacoli uniti da una elegante loggia alleggerita da dieci bifore.
La copertura è formata da un tamburo ottagonale, che poggia sulla loggetta, e dalla cupola a spicchi che termina con la lanterna. Nel tamburo c'è un piccolo rosone, in asse con quello maggiore sottostante, che contiene il serpente di bronzo di Mosè quasi a sottolineare una linea di continuità tra il personaggio biblico e il Colleoni.La parte alta del basamento della facciata contiene nove formelle con bassorilievi, cinque raffiguranti dieci storie bibliche accoppiate: la Creazione di Adamo e la Creazione di Eva; la Tentazione e la Cacciata dall'Eden; il Lavoro di Adamo ed Eva e il Sacrificio di Isacco; le Offerte a Dio di Caino e Abele e l'Uccisione di Abele; il Cacciatore Lamech e la Morte di Caino; e quattro bassorilievi con la vita di Ercole: Ercole ed Anteo, Ercole e l'Idra di Lerna, Ercole e il Toro di Creta, Ercole contro il Leone Nemeo.
Sopra le lesene delle finestre ai lati del portale, lavorate con motivi floreali e medaglioni con piccoli busti, vi sono le quattro statue delle Virtù.

pierrefonds, Fis2, mcmtanyel, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, aliabazari, adramad, dedee, jhm, ikeharel, ktanska, PaulVDV, Royaldevon, fotka trouve(nt) cette note utile

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pierrefonds (113700) 2022-01-03 12:48

Bonsoir Luciano,

Tu as eu une bonne idée d'utiliser l'arche pour cadrer le sujet. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des arches et de la chapelle Colleoni. La lumière rehausse les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

Fis2 (169877) 2022-01-03 13:14

Witaj Luciano!
A very nice set of photos.
Chapel is impressive.
Interesting details.
Good frames, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

emka (157280) 2022-01-03 13:41

Ciao Luciano,

I was in Bergamo, the airport for cheap flights is nearby, but probably I haven't visited that part, I do not remember it. And it is fantastic. What a facade! excellent composition.

Best regards MAlgo

pajaran (115047) 2022-01-03 13:58

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepa stara arhitektura i detalji na fasadi, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Dobar rad, sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Lepa Cappella Colleoni.

Zelim vam sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela, srecno.
Paja

ifege (47103) 2022-01-03 20:16

Hi Luciano
Not being allowed to take photos inside is fairly unusual these days but this church has a very impressive exterior. 3 good photos of it.
cheers
Ian

mcmtanyel (67789) 2022-01-03 21:29

Hello Luciano,
I like this view through one of the arches. The building is very elegant.
Regards,
MT

Silvio1953 (220759) 2022-01-03 21:49

Ciao Luciano, tre belle foto di questa magnifica architettura, bella l'incorniciatura con l'arco nella principale, peccato non facciano fotografare l'interno, questi divieti proprio non li capisco, al solito qualità top con ricchezza di dettagli e splendida nitidezza, bravo, ciao Silvio

COSTANTINO (115645) 2022-01-03 22:29

Hello my dear Luciano
One more photo with great
interest and useful notes
and people down there with
the masks declaring the period
we live with covid 19...
no more comments...
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (146412) 2022-01-03 23:37

Salut Luciano,
Superbe photo au sujet de cet édifice à la façade finement et richement décorée, bon effet avec ton option de cadrage, cet avant-plan avec ces piliers et ce porche, bien vu, bien pris, merci du partage.

abmdsudi (95869) 2022-01-04 1:11

Hi Luciano
Nice shot of a lively place with the prominent building well placed and you are right to include the foreground to keep the main interest in focus. Excellent compo, clarity and content.
Best regards

aliabazari (21419) 2022-01-04 2:17

Hello Luciano
A beautiful view of this magnificent architecture. Lovely composition. Well seen.

walterantonio (3535) 2022-01-04 4:13

Ciao Luciano,

Che bella Chiesa, perfetta in ogni dettaglio. Ciò che è ancora più impressionante è immaginare l'anno in cui iniziò la costruzione, il 1470. Questo era 30 anni prima che il Brasile fosse scoperto dai portoghesi. In altre parole, non c'era niente qui dalla nostra parte del mondo, e la Chiesa era già lì.

Grazie per il tuo commento sulla mia foto. Nonostante le bufere di neve, il viaggio è stato tranquillo, dato che di solito lasciavamo l'auto nel parcheggio degli hotel e andavamo a visitare le città a piedi, così potevamo anche fermarci nei bar e bere le ottime birre della regione. Le strade principali e le autostrade avevano sempre lo sgombero e la rimozione della neve abbastanza frequentemente, quindi questo non era davvero un problema.

La nostra più grande paura è stata quando siamo tornati a casa, poiché l'unico requisito per entrare in Europa era la prova della vaccinazione. Per tornare in Brasile, oltre al vaccino, è necessario un test negativo per il Covid nelle ultime 24 ore. Sia io che mia moglie abbiamo preso le due dosi di vaccini e non abbiamo avuto sintomi, ma c'è il timore di essere asintomatici, per fortuna entrambi siamo risultati negativi e siamo riusciti a tornare a casa, altrimenti avremmo dovuto mettere in quarantena qualche giorno in più in Germania.

un abbraccio dal Brasile

adramad (72600) 2022-01-04 4:24

Hi Luciano.
The trees photos that you give us of this splendid chapel are splendid, its rich façade lends itself to fantastic photos of details such as one of the WS ones, I remember this beautiful place very well, as in your photos I also had a gray day although I was a month of September.
Magnificent composition and color.
Excellent brightness and sharpness.
Good job. I love the photo.
Have a good week.
Very best regards.
Luis.

mkamionka (73532) 2022-01-04 4:55

Ciao Luciano,
very impressive architecture photographed on an English-weather day, ha ha
In a way this makes me feel better seeing that even in Italy the weather is sometimes cloudy and sky white. I guess the number of days like this is just much higher in England as opposed to Italy.
Very nice reportage,
M

dedee (2957) 2022-01-04 5:13

Hi Luciano
You have framed the chapel very well. The people in the forground giving it scale.
David.

jhm (211734) 2022-01-04 5:28

Hello Luciano,

Your two WS pictures are a lovely addition by your main picture.
You show us very well the side with small entrance
Also the columns to the left side nice brought in image.
Colours and sharpness are pleasant to look at
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

jean113 (27661) 2022-01-04 6:19

Hello Luciano, you found another arch through which to get this view, it frames the domed roof beautifully.
It is a beautiful church. Imagine how the people must have been in awe of it when it was first built, and it still looks wonderful today.
I like your point of view with the stone arches on the left. Good to see people out and about.
Thank you for the workshop too.
Kind regards, Jean.

BennyV (34746) 2022-01-04 7:45

Hello Luciano

Half hidden, still very wonderful, this yet another architectural gem in Italy that I hadn't heard of. It does look very cold out there, though.

Thanks for posting & cheers

Benny

jmdias (114384) 2022-01-04 9:33

luciano

I remember I had intention to visit some places in italy and the list was so long I gave up most of the places like this. this place should deserve a visit only by this chapel, amazing treasure of art. TFS.

take care

jorge

ktanska (44492) 2022-01-04 10:23

Hi Luciano,
Those delicate patterns on the church facade are quite original. I remember this church is on quite tight spot so it is very difficult to capture it in one picture. But it is pretty impressive in this way too.
Kari

Periko (9105) 2022-01-04 12:28

Hi Luciano
A chapel is usually small, but this one is quite big.
I like the façade with its nice details and the exposure.
The three photos are well taken.

Regards

ikeharel (112549) 2022-01-05 3:01

Even under the gray sky aloft, managed a fairly good outcome with the architecture's scenry in Alta-Citta piazza, Luciano.
Arrivederci,
Ike

holmertz (102096) 2022-01-05 7:55

Hello Luciano,
I realized I had missed this one. The façade we see is exquisitely ornamented in a most beautiful style, as we can see more clearly in the WS. I like how you composed the main photo with a view through an arch and the side wall with further arches leading us towards the entrance. It is well exposed on what looks like a fairly dull day, and the colours are good.
Best regards,
Gert

PaulVDV (62810) 2022-01-05 15:52

Hello Luciano,
What a gigantic chapel!
Your main photo has a very interesting composition and framing. Your two photos in the WS clearly show the many details of this fantastic archectural wonder.
The winter sky didn't really cooperate but your photos are very clear and sharp.
Best regards, Paul

Royaldevon (85678) 2022-01-11 2:30

Ciao Caro Luciano,

Your w/s show us beautiful, sharp details of the chapel but your main shot immediately draws our attention with this well conceived composition. It is almost as if we are secretly spying on the building!
The viewpoint also gives a fine sense of depth to the photograph.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

fotka (8909) 2022-01-17 6:03

Hi Luciano,
Wonderful shot from arcade toward beautiful the Colleoni Chapel.
Great decoration of the building and I can only imagine how beautiful it looks inside.
Well done in perfect quality.
Best regards,
Zbigniew