Into the old jewel, a photo from Pisa, Tuscany

Photographer's Note

Today we enter the church whose exterior I showed you in my last post. Repeated archaeological excavations made it possible to reconstruct the history of the church. On the site stood a non-religious Roman building whose walls were almost parallel to those of the church today, and with a walkway about a meter below the current one, and you can see some part of the excavations, conducted several times in 1919-25 and in 1955-58, in the WS. The vast and solemn interior, with a trussed roof, is divided into three naves by bare columns with classical capitals, confirming the widespread use throughout the Middle Ages of re-using classical elements of different origins in new buildings. on each side.A column with a capital with two-bodied sphinxes has precise correspondences with one found in the Auditorium di Mecenate in Rome.
In the western part a Gothic ciborium, from the early 14th century, marks the place where St. Peter would have preached for the first time. An eighteenth-century wooden crucifix, originally placed on the high altar, is now placed in the right aisle.
The numerous seventeenth-century side altars have been completely eliminated. I will complete the series from this church with a view on the ancient frescoes, also perfect for Christmas wishes.

Oggi entriamo nella chiesa di cui vi ho mostrato l'esterno nel mio ultimo post. Ripetuti scavi archeologici hanno permesso di ricostruire la storia della chiesa. Sul sito sorgeva un edificio romano non religioso le cui mura erano pressoch� parallele a quelle della chiesa di oggi, ed avente un piano di calpestio circa un metro sotto quello attuale, e potete vedere qualche parte degli scavi,condotti a pi� riprese nel 1919-25 e nel 1955-58, nel WS. L'interno vasto e solenne, con copertura a capriate, � diviso in tre navate da colonne di spoglio con capitelli classici, confermando l'uso diffuso durante tutto il Medioevo di reimpiegare elementi classici di diversa provenienza nelle nuove costruzioni.Le colonne descrivono tredici archi per lato.Una colonna con capitello con sfingi bicorpi ha precise corrispondenze con uno ritrovato all'Auditorium di Mecenate a Roma.
Nella parte occidentale un ciborio gotico, degli inizi del XIV secolo, segna il luogo in cui San Pietro avrebbe predicato per la prima volta. Un Crocifisso ligneo settecentesco, in origine disposto sull'altare maggiore, � oggi collocato nella navata destra.
Sono stati completamente eliminati i numerosi altari laterali seicenteschi. Completer� la serie da questa chiesa con una vista sugli antichi affreschi, perfetti anche per gli auguri di Natale.

Ilonka1974, pierrefonds, ikeharel, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, Fis2, Royaldevon, jimmyjimmy, ricardomattos, holmertz, jean113, jhm, ChrisJ, adramad, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Ilonka1974 (10289) 2020-12-22 15:00

Hi Luciano,

Wonderful interior composition, interesting architectural details, lovely light and beautiful colours.
Best regards
Janusz

pierrefonds (114470) 2020-12-22 16:40

Bonsoir Luciano,

La longueur de la nef donne de la profondeur � la composition. La prise de vue permet de voir les d彋ails de l'int廨ieur de l'嶲lise. La lumi鋨e met en valeur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soir嶪.

Pierre

ifege (48111) 2020-12-22 20:10

Hi Luciano
A good pair of interior photos from this old Pisa church. Lots of good architectural features and hints at the frescoes that you'll post tomorrow.
cheers
Ian

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ikeharel (113353) 2020-12-22 22:33

Buongiorno Luciano,
Good sense of depth achieved withn the many pillars and arches inside the hall of this old styled church.
Outside light superbly managed.
Arrivederci,
Ike

COSTANTINO (116518) 2020-12-22 22:35

Hello dear Luciano and have a nice day
simple but nice presentation
i mention ..repeated archaeological
excavations made it possible
to reconstruct the history of
the church....
well done
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (147156) 2020-12-22 22:47

Salut Luciano,
Int廨essante vue ce cet int廨ieur, belle architecture et superbe pr廥entation, bonnes luminosit� et nettet� d'image, bon effet aussi de sym彋rie et bon No螔 � toi et � tes proches.

pajaran (115911) 2020-12-22 23:39

Pozdrav.
Lep enterijer i detalji, lepa stara arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspktivom i dobrim tekstom.
Lepa fotografija.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Silvio1953 (221627) 2020-12-23 0:01

Ciao Luciano, interno favoloso, ottima esposizione, magnifica nitidezza e splendida luce, bravo, buon Natale, ciao Silvio

Fis2 (170779) 2020-12-23 1:07

Witaj Luciano!
A very nice interior, I like it.
Good POV, perspective and colors.
Well done.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

mkamionka (74447) 2020-12-23 2:26

Ciao Luciano,
what a beautiful interior, so pity that the frescoes are bit faded but at least they are preserved and we can only imagine how beautiful it was in the past.
I like the multitude of the slim columns which add so much elegance here.
Great reportage,
M

Royaldevon (85932) 2020-12-23 4:35

Ciao Caro Luciano,

What an interesting, well exposed group of photographs!
It is so interesting to see how that curved exterior has been used internally
'Solemn' describes the interior of the building very well. It does have a the character of a very ancient building.
It must be a most interesting building to explore and to excavate. The problem with excavations (though I would love to do it) is that you have to disturb or destroy the upper layer to find what is hidden beneath!

I wish you a very Happy Christmas, whether at home or accepting the role of Father Christmas, Bev :-)

jimmyjimmy (6164) 2020-12-23 5:00

Hello Luciano

The available lighting on aided well with your final presentation. Just beautiful and astounding how these buildings have stood the test of time. Artisans to the highest degree. Nice work and great note. Merry Christmas

Jimmy

ricardomattos (17460) 2020-12-23 5:38

Ciao Luciano,

Belas fotos com estes preciosos e bonitos afrescos. Muito bonito o interior com aquelas interessantes descobertas atrav廥 das escava踥es.

Feliz Natal meu amigo e pr� toda a sua familia

Ricardo

holmertz (102708) 2020-12-23 6:25

Hello Luciano,
This is a truly beautiful interior, also nicely presented in the WS. I love these clean lines and plain walls, so much nicer to my mind than most overdecorated Baroque churches. The frescos are a bit faded but still beautiful. There is a surprisingly good light inside this old church, and you used it well for a very sharp and clear photo.
Kind regards,
Gert

jmdias (115186) 2020-12-23 8:13

luciano

in the main post you hid the excavations very well. the building looks very interesting with many murals and structures. nice the history of peter on it too. we can think how many menaces a church like this faced to reach our days.
here the 6th people died with covid-19
take care

jorge

jean113 (27879) 2020-12-23 9:41

Hello Luciano, this is a very beautiful interior, the details are very sharp and clear.
It has a light airy feel, lovely.
Thank you for sharing the three pictures, all very interesting especially when read alongside your notes.
Kind regards, Jean.

jhm (211736) 2020-12-23 10:23

Ciao Luciano,

Church interiors are always certainly a picture worth.
The much frescoes are a little bit overexposure but yet nice
Also the church with lovely light makes your picture attractive
Nice composition, pleasant to look at.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Tue (92370) 2020-12-23 10:44

Hello Luciano,
A wonderful view of the church with nice and bright light on the old walls, where the ancient paintings look somewhat faded, but still really beautiful with some pleasant, warm tones. I like the repetition of the arches also.
Lars

emka (158172) 2020-12-23 22:09

Ciao Luciano, Wonderful interior of this church, with preserved Romanesque view without the later additions. Interesting
Very interesting history of this old jewel.
Best regards Malgo

abmdsudi (95869) 2020-12-23 22:46

Hi Luciano
Nicely exposed architectural shot of this old church with excellent detail, point of view and cool on the eye. Well done interior capture.
Best regards

ChrisJ (171822) 2020-12-24 4:58

Ciao Luciano

It seems there are spectacular old churches everywhere you go in Italy. If the exterior is unimpressive then the interior is usually stunning. The design almost looks Moorish and reminded me of Cordoba. Tfs!

adramad (72998) 2020-12-24 8:58

Hi Luciano.
Certainly the interior of the church is a jewel, ideal are the arches that divide the naves and how elegant the three at the bottom that divide the apse, that kind of temple I have seen in some very old churches, great how these old paintings are preserved.
The photos of the WS have left me astonished, because I had not realized that it has two apses and the main altar is on the left.
Point of view, sharpness, lightness, color and the chosen composition are excellent.
A very beautiful photo. I like it.
Enjoy this atypical Christmas, together with your loved ones, with caution.
All the best for you and yours.
Luis.

PaulVDV (62920) 2020-12-25 11:39

Hello Luciano,
This church interior must once have been very colourful.
There seem to be only a few smaller windows, but the interior still looks very bright.
Beautiful sharp presentations in all three photos.
Best regards, Paul

mcmtanyel (68533) 2020-12-25 20:42

Hello Luciano,
A well-preserved interior. Not as elaborate as some of the newer churches, but elegant nevertheless.
Merry Christmas,
MT