{"id":22589,"date":"2020-11-30T11:04:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T10:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/arte-e-cultura\/cathedral-duomo-di-piacenza\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:53:29","slug":"cathedral-duomo-di-piacenza","status":"publish","type":"arte-e-cultura","link":"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/art-and-culture\/cathedral-duomo-di-piacenza\/","title":{"rendered":"Piacenza Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cathedral or duomo of Piacenza<\/strong> is dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta and Santa Giustina. It is an important example of Romanesque architecture in Italy and was built between 1122 and 1233.<\/p>\n

The architecture of the Cathedral<\/h3>\n

The construction of the bell tower, on the other hand, continued until 1333, and in 1341, a gilded copper sculpture depicting an angel called Angil dal Dom<\/em> was placed at its top, which is still there today. The religious building has a grandeur with simple and majestic features, marked by an austere and balanced artistic elegance.
\nThe gabled fa\u00e7ade, made of sandstone and pink Verona marble, has three portals with bas-reliefs, some of which are the work of pupils of Wiligelmo and Nicol\u00f2.<\/p>\n

The interior of the Cathedral<\/h3>\n

The interior has a Latin cross plan, with three naves divided by twenty-five massive pillars. The transept is also divided into three naves and at the intersection there is an octagonal lantern tower, decorated with 17th-century frescoes.<\/p>\n

Inside, noteworthy features include the panels depicting the medieval guilds (which contributed financially to the construction of the cathedral), the magnificent apse frescoes by Camillo Procaccini and Ludovico Carracci<\/strong> (17th century), and the Baptistery chapel with its early Christian font.<\/p>\n

The Greek cross crypt, with 108 Romanesque columns, preserves the venerated relics of Saint Justina<\/strong> (co-patron saint of Piacenza together with Saint Antoninus), to whom the first cathedral, destroyed by the earthquake of 1117, was dedicated.<\/p>\n

Frescoed dome<\/h3>\n

The Dome of Guercino<\/strong>, painted by one of the greatest Emilian artists of all time, is located inside the Cathedral of Piacenza.<\/p>\n

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino, was born in Cento in 1591 and lived most of his life in Bologna. The Emilian artist is a figure with few folkloric traits \u2013 except for his squint, which gave him the nickname by which we know him \u2013 but this does not mean he is unloved by the general public.<\/p>\n

In Piacenza, Guercino created one of his masterpieces, frescoing the dome of the Cathedral between 1626 and 1627. It is a monumental work of great scope.
\nHere, Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli, known as Morazzone<\/strong>, began painting the Prophets in 1625, but died after completing only the first two segments. In 1626, Guercino took over and completed the other six sections of the dome (the prophets Haggai, Hosea, Zechariah, Ezekiel, Micah and Jeremiah<\/em>), the lunettes alternating episodes from the childhood of Jesus with eight fascinating Sibyls<\/strong>, and the frieze of the drum.<\/p>\n

Since the frescoes are so far away from the ground that it is almost impossible to appreciate them properly, in order to enhance and make the prophets and sibyls more accessible, the Guercino a Piacenza<\/em> event saw the creation of a staircase inside the dome, which is still accessible today<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Practical information:<\/strong>
\nMaximum height of the route (dome): 27 metres
\nNumber of steps: 136.<\/p>\n

Access to the dome is located at Via Prevostura 7, at the rear of the Cathedral, where you can also access the Kronos Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and Santa Giustina, an important example of Romanesque art in Italy, was built between 1122 and 1233. The belfry was completed in 1333, and in 1341 on top of it was placed a golden copper statue representing an angel, called by Piacenza citizens Angil dal Dom. It has got simple and majestic traits at the same time, and is characterised by an austere elegance. The hut fa\u00e7ade, made of sandstone and pink marble from Verona, is characterised by three portals, surmounted by prothyra and decorated with sculptured architraves, one of which carried out by pupils of Wiligelmo and Nicol\u00f2. Inside, the building follows the Latin cross structure, with three naves separated by 25 massive pillars. The transept is also divided in three naves, and where the two arms of the cross join together there is an octagonal dome decorated by 17th century frescoes by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri known as il Guercino (1626-1627), and Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli known as il Morazzone. Also worth of notice are the tiles with Medieval guilds (which participated economically to the building of the Duomo), the wonderful frescoes by Camillo Procaccini and Ludovico Carracci (14th-16th century), the Baptistry chapel with an Early-Christian basin, St. Jerome by Guido Reni, the 14th century triptych by Serafino dei Serafini. The Greek cross-shaped crypt is decorated with 108 romanesque slim columns, and preserves Santa Giustina relics to whom the first cathedral was dedicated (it was destroyed in 1117). Santa Giustina is the co-patron of Piacenza city together with Sant\u2019Antonino.\u00a0 The lights in the apse and over the dome can be turned on through a token machine. Also the historical-art guide is to be paid for. The full guide \u201cIl Duomo di Piacenza\u201d is available in the sacristy.","protected":false},"featured_media":18417,"template":"","territorio":[939],"categorie_arte_e_cultura":[924],"class_list":["post-22589","arte-e-cultura","type-arte-e-cultura","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","territorio-piacenza-en","categorie_arte_e_cultura-religious-architecture"],"acf":{"tariffe":"

Admission prices:
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