Santa Lucia, Gothic church in Treviso, Italy
Santa Lucia is a church in Treviso with three naves supported by stone columns topped with leaf capitals and connected by ribbed vaults. The floor features diamond-shaped marble patterns, and side chapels punctuate the interior space.
The church was consecrated on December 13, 1389, a date that coincided with Treviso's submission to the Republic of Venice. This moment marked a major political shift in the city's history.
The name Santa Lucia refers to Saint Lucy, whose image appears prominently at the main altar. The church reflects the religious devotion and artistic traditions that shaped medieval Treviso.
The church sits in Treviso's centre, its entrance on the ground floor beneath the former council hall of the public palace. The interior is small: three irregular naves of four bays, with the Chapel of the Crucifix immediately beside the entrance and the sacristy, once Santa Maria delle Carceri, adjoining San Vito. Look up: Mario Botter repainted the lost vault decoration in tempera in 1923.
In the Chapel of the Crucifix, the Madonna del Paveio is framed by a fragment of angels painted by Tommaso da Modena in the first half of the 14th century. The chapel's frescoes, datable to the late 1300s, cover an earlier decoration found during restoration work, of which a detached Holy Bishop with Donor now hangs right of the entrance door.
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