Chiesa della SS.Annunziata del Vastato
Piazza della Nunziata, 4 Genoa 16124 - Italy
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The late gothic style Chiesa della SS.Annunziata del Vastato was built by Franciscan monks who used the foundations of an earlier church. The aristocratic Lomellini family, having made their fortune trading in coral, renovated the building between 1591 and 1650. It has likened to a gallery since the 17th Century, mainly because of its lavish decorations of inlayed marble, gilt stucco, and frescoes illustrating the mysteries of the Annunciation, all created by a selection of 23 local artists and 13 sculptors. These include the likes of G.and G.B. Carlone, D. Fiasella, A. Ansaldo, G. Assereto and G. Benso.
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