Coro delle monache

The Coro delle Monache is a two-story chapel space in Brescia with a modified ancient courtyard area on the lower level and the main choir section featuring three windows on the upper level. The structure is now part of the Santa Giulia Museum at Via dei Musei 81B.

Abbess Elena Masperoni commissioned master builders Filippo da Caravaggio and Giovanni del Formaggio to construct this choir space between the late 1400s and early 1500s. This construction reflected the artistic and architectural trends of that era in northern Italy.

The choir space displays frescoes created by Floriano Ferramola and Paolo da Caylina il Giovane in the 1520s showing religious scenes on the walls. These paintings reveal how the nuns used this room for prayer and singing together.

The structure is integrated into the museum exhibition route and can be visited like other rooms in the complex, with quiet conditions suitable for close observation. Visitors should expect access to both levels via narrow staircases.

This space marks an early shift away from the Gothic style common in the region toward Renaissance forms, shaping Brescia's artistic direction. This stylistic change becomes clearly visible in the architectural details and spatial design.

Location: Brescia

Part of: Monastery of Santa Giulia

Address: Via dei Musei, 81B

GPS coordinates: 45.53981,10.22818

Latest update: December 13, 2025 11:44