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San Filippo Neri is a late-Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located in Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. The church is located on Via Maria Vittoria 5; the left flank of the nave faces the Turin Academy of Sciences. The church is still used for services. ==History== The church was commissioned late in life by Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, and completed after his death in 1675 with the patronage of his widow Maria Giovanna Battista of Savoy-Nemours. The original design was by Antonio Bettino, however, the roof of this church collapsed in 1706 during the fierce Siege of Turin by French forces. The church was rebuilt (1715-1730) according to designs of Filippo Juvarra.〔(Guida di Torino ), Ermano Loscher, 1874 Turin, page 26.〕 The main altar (1703) was designed by Antonio Bertola with six Solomonic columns surmounted by statues of ''Faith'' ''Hope'' and ''Charity'' by Carlo Francesco Plura.〔(San Filippo Neri, Turin ) official site.〕 The altarpiece was painted by Carlo Maratta, and the tribune and choir framed with putti sculpted by Stefano Maria Clemente. One church chapel has a canvas of ''Beato Valfre'' by Ferdinando Cavalleri. The sacristy frescoed by Luigi Vacca. The adjacent oratory (to the right of the facade) was designed by Bettine. The painting of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin was painted by Sebastiano Conca with frescoes by Gaetano Perego.〔E Loscher, page 26.〕 The imposing Neoclassic pronaos (1823) of the facade, designed by Giuseppe Maria Talucchi has four monumental columns, flanking advanced wings with pilasters, and triangular tympanum. The sober linearity clashes with the decorative interior with its playful, shell-shaped ''Juvarrian'' window frames. The six chapels have elliptical domes. Juvarra designed the polychrome marble pavement of the presbytery. Along the nave are medallion bas-reliefs by Giovanni Battista Berbero. The oratory, located to the right of the facade, is mainly used for concerts and theatrical performances. On the outer (street-side) pilaster of the oratory facade, nearly three-quarters towards the top, is a cannonball embedded in the wall during the French siege of Turin in 1799. The oratory was designed by Antonio Bettini, although likely inspired by a prior design by Jurvarra. To the left of the oratory is the baptistry which houses a marble medallion of the ''Baptism of Christ''. The oratory is rich in paintings. The main altar is a ''St Phillip with an Immaculate Conception'' by Sebastiano Conca. On the walls are four canvases depicting episodes in the ''Life of Mary'', completed by Conca, his brother, and their studio, including an ''Annunciation'', ''Visitation'', ''Presentation of Jesus at the Temple'', and an ''Assumption of the Virgin''. Four smaller paintings deciting the ''Birth of the Virgin'', the ''Presentation of Mary at the Temple'', the ''Marriage of the Virgin'', and ''Consolation of Mary'', were painted by Mattia Franceschini. The ceiling fresco, depicting the ''Coronation of Mary'', is attributed to Gaetano Perego.〔(Official site ), chapel and oratory of San Filippo in Turin.〕 For special feasts, Christmas, Pentecost, and the anniversary of the consecration of the church (in November), an altar plate (paliotto) is displayed made of mother of pearl, ivory, tortise shell, and hard-wood. It was donated by the artist of the work, Pietro Piffetti (1700-1777), to celebrate the first century of the congregation.〔(Image of the Paliotto ).〕 Between Christmas and Epiphany, the entrance to the church is decorated with a presepe consisting of 30 life-sized manniquins, dressed in period costume, sculpted by Anton Maria Maragliano (1664-1739).〔(Official site ), San Filippo in Turin.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Filippo Neri, Turin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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