Adrara San Martino
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Adrara San Martino is a comune
in the province of Bergamo
, in Lombardy
, Italy
.
, Francesco Coghetti
and Giacomo Trecourt. The bell tower, with ogival windows, is also from the 15th century.
Other sights include the sanctuary of Santa Maria Annunciata (17th century), the Romanesque religious complex of Sant'Alessandro (11th century), with fragments of 14th century frescoes, and ruins of the medieval castle.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Bergamo
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,098,740 , an area of 2,722.86 square km, and contains 244 comuni...
, in Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, Italy
Italy
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Main sights
The main attraction is the parish church of San Martino (15th century, restored later), in white stone. It houses paintings by Giovanni CarnovaliGiovanni Carnovali
Giovanni Carnovali , known as Piccio, was an Italian painter.-Biography:It was in 1815, at the age of just 11, that Carnovali was admitted to the Carrara Academy in Bergamo under the guidance of the director Giuseppe Diotti, who immediately recognised his young pupil’s natural talent...
, Francesco Coghetti
Francesco Coghetti
Francesco Coghetti was born at Bergamo in 1804, and instructed in painting by Diotti di Casalmaggiore. He went afterwards to Rome, where he became a disciple of Camuccini, and studied the works of Raphael. He presided for many years over the Aoademy of San Luca at Rome, and was the representative...
and Giacomo Trecourt. The bell tower, with ogival windows, is also from the 15th century.
Other sights include the sanctuary of Santa Maria Annunciata (17th century), the Romanesque religious complex of Sant'Alessandro (11th century), with fragments of 14th century frescoes, and ruins of the medieval castle.