BORGO SAN LORENZO (pieve di San Lorenzo) – The painting, framed in a decorative structure which is due to the sculptor Salvatore Cipolla, represents the remarkable and solemn figure of St. John the Baptist, realised by Galileo Chini. Purchased by the Cassa di Risparmio in Florence, the painting was then granted to the pieve in Borgo San Lorenzo. This work, belonging to the later stage of the Chini production, is characterized by the strong plasticity of the figure of the saint, strongly defined by fast and contrasting brush strokes, which tend to accentuate the dramatic effect. This canvas, along with the decoration of the apse, is a mere testimony to all the works of Galileo and the Fornaci san Lorenzo, who once decorated the church but are now miserably lost.
© Il Filo – Idee e Notizie dal Mugello
