{"id":309448,"date":"2024-08-09T21:34:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/what-to-see\/tavarnelle-val-di-pesa-church-of-santa-lucia-al-borghetto-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:19:59","slug":"tavarnelle-val-di-pesa-church-of-santa-lucia-al-borghetto","status":"publish","type":"what-to-see","link":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/what-to-see\/tavarnelle-val-di-pesa-church-of-santa-lucia-al-borghetto\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of Santa Lucia al Borghetto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of Santa Lucia al Borghetto, in the municipality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/village\/tavarnelle-val-di-pesa\/\"><strong>Tavarnelle Val di Pesa<\/strong><\/a>, is one of the most significant examples of Gothic architecture in the Chianti region. The building features a single, wide nave with a trussed roof and a square apse with a cross vault, illuminated by a mullioned window. This layout reflects the requirements of the Franciscan order, which favoured simple, light-filled spaces suitable for preaching and religious instruction through images and frescoes.<\/p>\n<p>The fa\u00e7ade, remodelled in the early 20th century in the Neo-Gothic style, is characterised by a portal surmounted by a lunette decorated with a 14th-century fresco depicting the Madonna and Child between two angels, now partly deteriorated. To the right of the portal is a 14th-century tombstone belonging to a member of the Gherardini family.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, restoration work has brought to light important fragments of a pictorial cycle dating from the second half of the 14th century. On the right-hand wall are figures of holy monks, Saint Catherine of Alexandria and a Madonna and Child on a throne, attributed to the Master of the Annunciation of the Legnaioli; on the left-hand wall is a depiction of the Announcing Angel. Also on the right-hand side is a crucifixion of Christ on panel, dating from the late 14th century and attributed to the same artist.<\/p>\n<p>The high altar houses a 15th-century wooden crucifix, whilst the Chapel of the Assumption, renovated in Neo-Renaissance style in 1927, preserves the Annunciation by Neri di Bicci, dated 1471. Taken as a whole, the church represents a precious treasure trove of art and spirituality, capable of recounting the deep Franciscan tradition of the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the Church of Santa Lucia al Borghetto, a fine example of Gothic architecture featuring 14th-century frescoes, works by Neri di Bicci and evidence of the Franciscan tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":307648,"template":"","village-conntection":[51135],"what-to-see-region-and-provinces":[76212,76210],"what-to-see-category":[30159],"class_list":["post-309448","what-to-see","type-what-to-see","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","village-conntection-tavarnelle-val-di-pesa-it","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-florence","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-tuscany","what-to-see-category-place-of-cult"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/309448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/what-to-see"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/309448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=309448"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-region-and-provinces","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-region-and-provinces?post=309448"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-category?post=309448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}