Galileo Chini (20th century). St. John the Baptist

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.

The settings and works of art. The church of San Pietro in Luco di Mugello

Sebastiano Misuri (16th century). Lunette-shaped fresco with “Madonna and child among the saints Domenico, Lorenzo, Antonino and Catherine from Siena”

Matteo Rosselli (17th century) – “The Virgin and the saints Domenico and Francis interceding with Christ” (The Legend of the three spears)

Francesco Ubertini, also known as “The Bachiacca” (16th century) – “Saint Sebastian between the Saints Macario (or Romualdo) and Vincent Ferrer”

Jacopo Vignali, (17th century). “Saint John Evangelist has the vision of the Immaculate Conception on the Island of Patmos”

Galileo Chini, (20th century) – “Christ Pantocrator between the saints Martin and Lawrence”