The monumental “Translation of the Holy House,” signed and dated 1622, is one of the clearest testimonies of Enea Salmeggia’s full expressive maturity. The scene teems with characters and is developed on two registers: at the top the movement of angels supporting the holy house, suspended between heaven and earth; at the bottom numerous saints gathered in devout attitudes.
The layout is spectacular but rigorous, built to guide the eye into the mystery and at the same time to make the miracle visible. Already praised by ancient sources for its compositional invention, the work still retains the dazzling power of an otherworldly vision.
A balance between narrative, devotion, and image construction.
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Meeting place: 1 Piazza Papa Giovanni XXIII 24069 Cenate Sotto, prepositurale plebana churchof San Martino Vescovo
Free tour by the young mediators of The Ways of the Sacred
Duration: 90 minutes
PARENTS OF ART – The Masterpieces of Enea Salmeggia in the Churches of the Diocese of Bergamo is part of the project On the Ways of Enea Salmeggia, carried out by the Adriano Bernareggi Foundation in collaboration with and with the contribution of the Municipality of Nembro as part of SALMEGGIA 400. A Painter from Nembro in History, promoted on the fourth centenary of the artist’s death.
