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San Claudio

[image ALT: A small square plastered pier; on the side facing us, a fresco of a man with a halo, wearing a simple shift with an embroidered collar. He is seen to the waist, and holds a ruler or straightedge in his right hand. It is a depiction of S. Claudius in the church of S. Claudio in PSello, Umbria (central Italy).]

Spello, church of S. Claudio: N side of the nave, W side of the second pillar.

A 15c depiction of the saint, holding what may be a straightedge rather than his usual mason's square. (From the hairstyle, I'd like to say 14c??)

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The thicker the border, the more information. (Details here.)

Thanks to the Pinacoteca Civica di Spello

for opening to the general public all the minor churches and monuments in town as part of their excellent Aug 1997 program, "Viviamo la nostra città";
for staffing each of them with student guides, often enthusiastic and sometimes very knowledgeable;
and for providing careful fact sheets, authored by Stefano Felicetti and Giulio Proietti Bocchini, from which I drew much of the detailed information you see here about this church.

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