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Santa Maria Maggiore
Pianella
This church, also
known with the name
of Sant'Angelo in
Pianella dates back to
the first half of the
twelfth century.
Following actions led
to the insertion in the
front of the portal and
the rose window
(around 1180); between
the fourteenth and
fifteenth centuries
here was the elevation
of the left aisle and the
addition of the bell
THE GATE
The ogival
portal has two
abutment
decorated
with lush
roses style
Cassino and
a lintel,
showing the
Madonna with
Saints, carved
into a rougher
style which
can be
considered to
be obtained
from a
previous
portal.
THE ROSE WINDOW
The rose has an outer ring
and inner palmettes
decorated with leafy
branches sprouting from
the mouth of a mask.
Delicate reliefs decorate
also the parts of the central
wheel.
On the left
side you can
see the
arches, part
of a further
aisle now
disappeared.
The rear façade has three apses, the central one
decorated with two series of arches topped by sawtoothed strips. Thin columns run along them.
Despite the
early dating,
the bell tower
has a
Romanesque
structure,
lightened by
pointed arches
and twisted
cornices.
The inside
The interior has a nave and two aisles
with columns and pillars made of
​
bricks.

The columns are completed by low
stone capitals carved with floral motifs
which are very stylized.
Little remains of the frescoes that covered the entire wall. The
central apse where Christ in Majesty is together with the eleven
Apostles and two Angels with the cartouche of Judgement is really
amazing.
THE PULPIT
The pulpit
leans
against the
left wall
and it is a
square case
supported
only by two
columns.
The inscription on the lintel identifies
the author (Acute Master) and the
client (the Abbot Roberto).

The architrave is decorated
with motifs that recall those of
the pulpit in Casauria.
The four parapets of the case have a frame with palmettes and they
contain reliefs showing the symbols of the Evangelists, St. Matthew and
St. Luke on the right side.
Capitals
The same can be said of the capitals carved with stylized
leaves and branches.
Other frescoes insist on the apses and the aisles. Here we
find the following representations: Christ, the Virgin and
Child with Saints on the left side, the Blessing Redeemer,
stories of S. Francis and St. Bernardino from Siena.
Madonna with Child.

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Santa maria maggiore (pianella)

  • 2. This church, also known with the name of Sant'Angelo in Pianella dates back to the first half of the twelfth century. Following actions led to the insertion in the front of the portal and the rose window (around 1180); between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries here was the elevation of the left aisle and the addition of the bell
  • 3. THE GATE The ogival portal has two abutment decorated with lush roses style Cassino and a lintel, showing the Madonna with Saints, carved into a rougher style which can be considered to be obtained from a previous portal.
  • 4. THE ROSE WINDOW The rose has an outer ring and inner palmettes decorated with leafy branches sprouting from the mouth of a mask. Delicate reliefs decorate also the parts of the central wheel.
  • 5. On the left side you can see the arches, part of a further aisle now disappeared.
  • 6. The rear façade has three apses, the central one decorated with two series of arches topped by sawtoothed strips. Thin columns run along them.
  • 7. Despite the early dating, the bell tower has a Romanesque structure, lightened by pointed arches and twisted cornices.
  • 8. The inside The interior has a nave and two aisles with columns and pillars made of ​ bricks. The columns are completed by low stone capitals carved with floral motifs which are very stylized.
  • 9. Little remains of the frescoes that covered the entire wall. The central apse where Christ in Majesty is together with the eleven Apostles and two Angels with the cartouche of Judgement is really amazing.
  • 10. THE PULPIT The pulpit leans against the left wall and it is a square case supported only by two columns.
  • 11. The inscription on the lintel identifies the author (Acute Master) and the client (the Abbot Roberto). The architrave is decorated with motifs that recall those of the pulpit in Casauria.
  • 12. The four parapets of the case have a frame with palmettes and they contain reliefs showing the symbols of the Evangelists, St. Matthew and St. Luke on the right side.
  • 13. Capitals The same can be said of the capitals carved with stylized leaves and branches.
  • 14. Other frescoes insist on the apses and the aisles. Here we find the following representations: Christ, the Virgin and Child with Saints on the left side, the Blessing Redeemer, stories of S. Francis and St. Bernardino from Siena.

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