San Giuseppe, Milan

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San Giuseppe is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.

Construction was begun in 1607 and completed in 1630. The architect was Francesco Maria Richini.[1] The right side of the church overlooks Via Andegari, after a family with this name. It seems that the title of the street comes from the name of a family known as the "Andegardi" or "undegardi".

The interior contains large altarpieces depicting the Marriage of St Joseph and the Virgin Mary by Melchiorre Gherardini; the Death of St Joseph by Giulio Cesare Procaccini; a Holy Family by Andrea Lanzani; and a St John the Baptist by Stefano Montalti.[2]

References

  1. 1.N. Pevsner, J. Fleming, H. Honour, Dictionary of architecture, Turin, 1981, Richini, Francesco Maria.
  2. 2.Guida di Milano, Parte prima contenente la descrizione della citta, Volume 1 (1818), page 299.