Duomo di Spoleto
Duomo di Spoleto – The Duomo di Spoleto, officially the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption), is the principal church of Spoleto, Umbria, and one of the most beautiful examples of Italian Romanesque architecture. Consecrated in 1198, the cathedral features a magnificent facade with Renaissance additions including a portico added by Antonio Barocci and Pippo di Antonio da Firenze in the 15th century, and splendid mosaics by Solsternus (1207). The interior, remodeled in Baroque style in the 17th-18th centuries, houses extraordinary works of art including Filippo Lippi’s fresco cycle depicting the Life of the Virgin in the apse (1467-1469), considered one of the masterpieces of 15th-century Italian painting. The cathedral also contains Pinturicchio’s frescoes in the Eroli Chapel, a marble floor with cosmatesque inlays, and Bernini’s bust of Pope Urban VIII. The Duomo di Spoleto is particularly celebrated for Filippo Lippi’s magnificent apse frescoes (his final work, completed after his death by his assistants including his son Filippino Lippi), its Romanesque campanile built from Roman materials, and its stunning location on the hillside overlooking the town.
