Back to L’Aquila (5). The rediscovered frescoes of Santa Maria della Misericordia

The destruction caused by earthquakes can sometimes be offset by the rediscovery of works that had remained hidden for centuries. This is the case in L’Aquila, notably in a small church that is still being restored but that we were able to visit: Santa Maria della Misericordia (ill. 1 and 2), very close to the chiesa di San Silvestro, which we’ll talk about in a later article.

1. The church of Santa Maria della
Misericordia in L’Aquila
Photo: Didier Rykner

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2. View of the nave and choir of the church
Santa Maria della Misericordia in L’Aquila
Photo: Didier Rykner

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3. View of an altar in the nave of the church of Santa Maria Misericordia in L’Aquila, Baroque altar and 16th-century…