Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angioli

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    Piazza Luini, town centre
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Lonely Planet review

The simple Romanesque Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angioli, against which a now crumbling former hotel was built, contains two frescoes by Bernardino Luini dating from 1529. Covering the entire wall that divides the church in two is a grand didactic illustration of the Crucifixion. The closer you look, the more scenes of Christ's Passion are revealed, along with others of him being taken down from the cross and his resurrection. The power and vivacity of the colours are astounding.

Less alive is Luini's depiction of the Last Supper on the left wall. Much of the remainder of the church, in particular the apse, is also gaily frescoed.