Cappella di Villa Suardi ---

This wonderfully painted chapel was born from the fulfillment of a vow: indeed the patron, the noble and powerful Battista Suardi, in a period marked by the Protestant Reformation and the raids of mercenary soldiers, testified in this way his loyalty to the Church of Rome. Thus, in 1523, he called the master Lorenzo Lotto and entrusted him with the decoration of the space that served as an oratory, called precisely a chapel, inside his villa in Trescore Balneario at the entrance to the Val Cavallina. If you consider that the ultimate goal of the fresco cycle is the celebration of Christ's victory over evil, you will understand the significance of the work of this extraordinary artist. On the main walls you will see unfold, in the stunning frescoes, the story of Saint Barbara and Saint Brigida of Ireland