Sant'Andrea
Started in 1222 the church has been widenedin the middle
of '400. Its actual look is due to the restorationsmade between the end
of last century and the beginning of '900.Its front is made by white
marble from Carrara and local green serpentine stripes (the mullioned
windows, the rose window and the gravestones have been restored too).
The portal, a lancet arch, has in its lunette a fresco of '400 of
piemontese school (Madonna with baby sitting between Sain Andrew and
John the Evangelist). The inside has one nave and double aisles with
bichromate columns and serpentine pilasters (the capitals of the columns
had been restored). Here are kept paintings of great value (Madonna with
baby, Saint Bartholomew and Saint Bernard wich has been recently
restored and attributed to Antonio da Carpena called Carpenino (XVI
century), the Magi Adoration attributed to Andrea Semino (XVI century),
Transito of Saint Joseph (XVI-XVII century) and the Glory of Saint
Andrew by Paolo Gerolamo Brusco (XVIII century). Very interesting are
also two small paintings by Carlo Braccesco wich are kept in Genova by
the superintendence and were part of a wide lost dossal made between
1493 and 1494 as an altar-piece of this church. Very important are also
a wooden Crucified of XV century found on the Vallesanta beach after a
storm, a chalice of Parisian school wich , is said, was given to
Gioacchino Da Passano by HenryVIII of England and an Ostensory of
lombarda school both of xv century.
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