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The Church of San Sisinio |
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The Presbitery Raised Presbitery, with an Arzo marble balustrade, similar to the one that once was in the Parish Church of Mendrisio, it has a bent vault, painted by Abbondio Bagutti. |
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The Main Altar The Main polycromed altar with its inlaid marbles and its elegant Table has a contained and modest beauty
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The Tabernacle, of a remarkable workmanship, has a silver opening . |
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The Martyrdom of Saint Sisinio The painting (220 x 315) of the Main Altar, which represents the martyrdom of San Sisinio, was painted by Giovan Battista Bagutti on 1786.
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Bagutti also painted the two frescoed medaillons of San Pietro and San Paolo, and the other frescoes of the Evangelists Giovanni and Matteo with Christ at the center. |
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In 1816 the same author painted the two frescoes at both sides of the Main Altar: |
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To the left the drama of the martyrs driven to torture is rendered in a plain way, softened by majestic trees, by the pagan building and by the statue of the divinity that appears behind the scene.
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To the right, torture being executed, the atmosphere is exciting and truculent, some martyrs have already been barbarian assassinated, while others are waiting to be tortured the executioner shows the head of San Sisinio as a trophy.
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