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It is
composed of a series of
pictures donated by
Father Andrea
Cipolletti (XIX
century) to the Council
administration and
carried out by the
artist Vincenzo Milione
in the XVIII
century.
The figures are of
famous Offidians of
various historical
periods, many of which
are monsignor and
ecclesiastic
potraits.
In
the picture gallery
there are two
prestigious canvas
paintings: one of
Pietro Alemanno,
the other of Simone
De Magistris.
The work of Pietro
Alemanno (?-1498),
student of C. Crivelli
(1430-1493), depicts
St. Lucia. It
is a tempera painting
and it has the
following inscription:
"Hoc opus fecit fieri
Bartalomeus
Campanarius…MCCCCLXXXX
(1490) mensis
decembris".
The painting depicts on
a gold background and
on a grey and red
marble throne with
ornamental cover
decorated with candela
brums, the virgin from
Siracusa in a brown and
deep blue mantle with
green cuffs. With its
head slightly bent
towards the right, the
saint holds in one hand
the palm of martyrdom
and in the other the
cup with two eyes.
Behind the saint hangs
a damask cloth.
On
a side, two angels with
purple and grey veils,
with belted hips and
red shoes, are crowning
the martyr. On the
throne's base, on one
side, a fruit is
depicted and on the
other the inscription
"Santa Lucia".
The other work,
"Allegoria dei
tre Regni"
(1859), is represented
by an oil painting of
Simone De Magistris
from Caldarola
(1538-after 1611).
In
a corner above the
clouds, in a brilliant
light, heavenly hosts,
in adoration, support
the gold monogram of
Christ which stands out
in a dark light.
In
the middle there is a
genuflected Virgin who,
presents the child to
the priest; surrounded
by popes, patriarchs,
prophets and kings.
The bottom
is symbolised by a
vision of hell with
devils and damned
wiggling in the
flames.
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