Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary at S. Nicolao in Corbetta (MI) – Lower Shrine

Via Mazzini 2 20011 Corbetta MI

Tel 02.9779066
E mail segreteria@parrocchiacorbetta.it

Masses :
Non working days: 7:30, 10:00, 11:30, 17:00
Working days: ore 7:30, 9:00

Preservation of interior paintings of tambour, dome, nave, pendentives, transepts and presbytery

The numerous historic vicissitudes of the Shrine brought to inadequate interventions on the XVI century decorations, which, in turn, made the restoration and preservation works a lot more complicated. During a cholera outbreak, it was completely covered with a lime coat and later rebuilt in 1874.
Only in 1948, thanks  to Giannino Castiglioni, during surface removal operations,  the original decorations were revealed.
GF Marcato carried out complete stratigraphic evaluations which allowed to ascertain the sequence of the  painting coats over the years. The stratigraphic tests also allowed to remove chromatic layers not belonging to the original materials and to repair the decorative fabric by means of  fine and reversible  interventions.

By Mariacristina Marcato
Pictures  by GF Marcato 

See also

Upper Shrine  >>