My exploration of the area around Mantua continues. This is a combination of a couple of trips out.
Gazzuolo has been on my list for some time, but San Martino Dell’argine is a new find.
The church in Gazzuolo is a colourful Baroque affair. When I arrived, it was almost pitch-black inside and I could only see the colours on the back screen of my camera. At a certain point the verger turned up, and after a nice chat he turned on the lights to reveal the architecture.
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Chiesa Di San Bartolomeo, Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Chiesa Di San Bartolomeo, Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Chiesa Di San Bartolomeo, Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Chiesa Di San Bartolomeo, Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Chiesa Di San Bartolomeo, Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Chiesa Di San Bartolomeo, Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Chiesa Di San Bartolomeo, Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Chiesa Di San Bartolomeo, Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Chiesa Di San Bartolomeo, Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Gazzuolo,MN |
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| Gazzuolo,MN |
The most striking feature of San Martino Dell’argine is the covered arcades on each side of the road. The local church apart from some nice memorials is a messy affair.
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| San Martino Dell’argine |
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| San Martino Dell’argine |
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| San Martino Dell’argine |
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| San Martino Dell’argine |
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| San Martino Dell’argine |
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| San Martino Dell’argine |
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| San Martino Dell’argine |
My second outing was one of those days when nothing seemed to go to plan. The place I wanted to photograph was covered in scaffolding. I ran in to “no photography problems” in San Benedetto Po when I tried to photograph the inside of the Abbey. My third choice of place to visit was closed for building works too.
Still I savaged something. I am learning to use the set of shift lenses that I have recently picked up. Up to now I have just used vertical shift to eliminate converging verticals. But shifting in diagonal is an interesting ploy too.
The Abbey is connected to Mathilda di Canossa an important Lombard queen, It was once a very important religious centre.
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Abbazia di San Benedetto
in Polirone,MN |
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| Abbazia di San Benedetto in Polirone,MN |
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| Abbazia di San Benedetto in Polirone,MN |
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| Abbazia di San Benedetto in Polirone,MN |
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| Abbazia di San Benedetto in Polirone,MN |
So, I carried on to Revere a small town on the River Po that I visited a few months ago. But the palace was covered in scaffolding. I photographed the imposing local church and the pretty little bell tower that arches over the main road.
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| Revere,MN |
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| Revere,MN |
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| Revere,MN |
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| Revere,MN |
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| Revere,MN |
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| Revere,MN |
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| Revere,MN |
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