Sant'Anastasia

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Sant'Anastasia

  • April 3, 2002
  • Rated 3 of 5 by gosusan from San Francisco, California
Sant'Anastasia

Sant'Anastasia may look like another Romanesque church from the outside (and after a few, you too, may yawn). However, the inside is a glorious riot of frescos and other artwork. Check out the chapel with the terracotta panels- you will never look at a simple flower pot again the same way.

Some of the frescos have been damaged by everything from fire to so-called "renovation." It is a miracle this gothic artwork survived the few hundred years when art from the middle ages was considered backwards and was removed. (Although a quick Renaissance plastering-over job usually helps preserve these pieces for those of us who now appreciate them.)

Even the floor is inlaid in ornate Escher-esque patterns of different marble. But what people most remember are the two gobbi- little hunchback figures that hold up the holy water fonts. Though perhaps not as appealing as Juliet's breast, a local superstition would have you to touch their backs for good luck.

A fee is charged for entrance unless you convince the staff that you are entering for religious purposes. No cheating, now! After all the inside is well worth the cost.

From journal Verona: La Citta d'Amore

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