Vallemaio. Church of the Holy Annunciation

The church of the Holy Annunciation was a confraternity building adjacent to a hospital in Vallemaio.

The facade is sixteenth century with a beautiful portal dated 1553.

Inside, the altar is a sixteenth-century triptych of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.

The floor in front of the main altar is a work made of multicoloured terracotta tiles and octagonal shapes.

It includes half-length human figures (warriors with helmets and armour, women with extravagant hairstyles), friezes, crests, animals, realistic decoration and a long inscription.


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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