Oratorio della Grotta, Renaissance oratory in Urbino, Italy
The Oratorio della Grotta consists of three chapels accessible through a corridor aligned with the cathedral's transept, featuring marble altars and vaulted ceilings.
The oratory originated around 1500 when Recalchi, a minor observer from Verona, founded a Confraternity that received dedicated spaces within the Duomo's basement.
The chapel of the Resurrection houses a notable marble Pietà by Giovanni Bandini from 1583, expressing emotion through simplified forms different from Michelangelo's style.
Visitors can access the oratory with a combined ticket for the Palazzo Ducale, entering through the left side of the cathedral portal and descending stairs.
The underground chambers initially served as stables for Palazzo Ducale before Duke Guidobaldo da Montefeltro donated them for transformation into religious spaces.
Location: Urbino
Architectural style: Italian Renaissance
Website: https://museodiocesanourbino.com/oratoriodellagrotta
GPS coordinates: 43.72500,12.63658
Latest update: March 4, 2025 18:55
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