View Full Version : Santa Maria presso San Satiro Church | Milan, Italy
gruber March 16th, 2005, 02:06 PM San Satiro, or more correctly Santa Maria in San Satiro, embodies the architectural concepts of the great architect Donato Bramante. Few traces are left of the original building built by Bishop Ansperto in the 9th century; in 1478 Bramante was commissioned whit rebuilding and enlarging the church. Bramante used a single aisle, T-shaped plan, but whit an exceptionally large nave and transepts whose grandeur extends right up to the semi-circular dome. Using a clever perspective device, i.e. a painted archway and stucco decoration on the rear wall, Bramante gives the interior the appearance of a Greek cross; the presbytery is actually only an optical illusion. A similar spatial feeling is achieved in the adjoining Sacristy, inspired by the Romanesque baptisteries, in which the play of light and form is achieved by the recessing of the niches below and the galleries above. But each element has another strength and value. The pure lines of the Romanesque baptistery develop into a play of perfectly defined and circumscribed shapes.
http://img26.exs.cx/img26/4454/img14156zq.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
http://img90.exs.cx/img90/1706/img14176hg.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
Phobos March 16th, 2005, 10:05 PM I won't rate it until I see pictures from the outside...
Ellatur March 17th, 2005, 12:42 AM agreed
hugo_hlv March 17th, 2005, 03:13 AM 7.5/10
Matthieu March 19th, 2005, 09:12 AM I'de like to see pictures of this outside and won't vote until that, but here it's 6/10 for the inside, aside the optic illusion, there isn't much inside it.
DamienK March 19th, 2005, 06:50 PM 8/10
Fabio December 26th, 2005, 08:03 PM it's hard to decide just with these interior photos.
-Corey- December 26th, 2005, 11:53 PM 9.5/10
Valia December 27th, 2005, 12:43 AM I won't rate it until I see pictures from the outside...
yes!
Sinjin P. December 27th, 2005, 02:16 AM http://www.rsitravel.com/data/citta/milano/foto/ssatiro.jpg
http://intranet.arc.miami.edu/rjohn/ARC%20267/new%20images/Maria_presso_satiro.jpg
Those are the only exterior pics I found for now.
Sinjin P. December 27th, 2005, 02:16 AM Doesn't look too nice at the outside so that'll be 8/10 ;)
Mosaic June 24th, 2006, 09:06 AM 9/10
delmaule November 11th, 2006, 04:45 PM 8/10
gutooo April 30th, 2007, 02:17 AM 8/10
shctaw May 14th, 2007, 02:53 AM 9/10
marpa June 3rd, 2007, 04:55 PM 9/10
Popiel December 24th, 2007, 08:28 PM 8/10
Nikkodemo May 30th, 2008, 06:03 AM 8/10
LMCA1990 May 30th, 2008, 06:10 AM 8/10
W!CKED July 9th, 2008, 04:54 AM 8/10
Ballota July 23rd, 2008, 03:19 PM 8/10 :okay:
henry hill November 23rd, 2008, 07:21 PM 7,5/10
tonyssa June 2nd, 2009, 12:57 AM 8/10
ZZ-II June 5th, 2009, 10:35 PM 8/10
Jan Del Castillo September 26th, 2009, 10:54 AM 8. Good. Regards.
Heroico January 20th, 2010, 06:21 PM 8/10
bzdura February 15th, 2010, 09:46 AM beautiful building/horrible pictures..
romanito August 18th, 2010, 05:28 PM 10/10
yudibali2008 May 29th, 2011, 06:01 AM 9/10
mossimoh June 15th, 2011, 04:05 PM 8/10
Srdjan Adamovic February 28th, 2012, 08:02 AM http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1402/1138677047_ca8b6d272e_o.jpg
Srdjan Adamovic February 28th, 2012, 08:03 AM 9.5/10
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