Confraternity Oratory - (Abruzzo / Molise)

Archconfraternity  Sacred Mount of the Dead in S. Giustino

Foundation year: 1603

City: Chieti

Archdiocese: Chieti-Vasto

Artistic artefact: Confraternity oratory

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Year of execution: Built in the early 17th century. And adorned from 1709

Author: Gianbattista Gianni (architect), Domenico Rizza (plasterer) and others

Brief description of the work and author profile: The oratory erected at the beginning of the 17th century, was embellished with gold leaf stuccoes starting from 1709 on a design by the architect. Gianbattista Gianni (Lombard architect active in Chieti in the 17th century) and other workers such as Domenico Rizza (plasterer), Antonio Beccardini and Luca Buongiorno (gilders) .