The Basilica di San Vincenzo is a
church in Galliano, in Lombardy, northern Italy. An example of local
Romanesque architecture, it was founded in
1007. The church has a simple and undecorated façade, in rough cobblestones. In
the center is a portal with an architrave and an oval lunette.
The apse protrudes substantially from the main body. It features an archaic
type of Lombard bands, with isolated arches
characterized by pilasters that connect them to the ground. There are three
windows which give light to the crypt: these are slightly different from
those of the nave, due to the presence of a slight internal slope. The only
remaining side apse is partly visible at the right. Next to the church is the
contemporary Baptistery of St John, which was built at the same time. Its plan
is inspired by that of the 9th century Santa Maria presso San Satiro in Milan,
although in a simplified form: a cruciform shape with a square hall limited by
four isolated columns and four perpendicular arches, and four semicircular
niches. The western niche opens to the interior, from which stairs lead to the matronei,
which are not present in San Satiro. The interior ends with a dome, externally
covered by an octagonal drum with four windows and small arches.
Source:
Glancey, Jonathan. Architecture. London: DK, 2006. PrintWatkin, David. A History of Western Architecture. Sixth ed. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1986. Print.
Watkin, David. A History of Western Architecture. Sixth ed. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1986. Print.
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