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Built in 1959‑60, the parish church of Valfabbrica is interesting not so much for its exterior, which is not a success, but for the late‑20c interior decoration.
The most prominent artwork is a series of large paintings by Valfabbrican artist Ennio Bocacci (1985): 2 of them above, flanking the altar, but principally the monumental triptych over the door of the church, depicting not so much the Last Judgment, but Heaven and Hell:
The painting is primarily noteworthy as a theological explication of Hell: the damned are in their own dark world, separated from the love of God; to them the radiance of Heaven appears as flame.
In style and treatment Bocacci owes much to Norman Rockwell; his depiction of the blessed is a resounding affirmation of middle class values:
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I've been unable, on the other hand, to discover who made the glazed ceramic tabernacle over the altar. I like it:
The Last Supper. Christ's halo has a raised edge, and the others are anisotropic, so to speak: decorated only on the front. The number of dots, different for each of the apostles, probably doesn't reflect their canonical order of precedence — but leaves me wondering just the same. |
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