San Bernardino, Ivrea

San Bernardino
San Bernardino
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45.459005°N 7.875155°E/45.459005; 7.875155
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Architecture
Style	Renaissance architecture
Administration
Archdiocese	Diocese of Ivrea

San Bernardinois aRoman Catholicchurch and convent located on Via Monte Navale in the town ofIvrea,Province of Turin,region ofPiedmont,Italy.

History

The convent was built between 1455 and 1465 and dedicated to SanBernardino da Siena,who reputedly preached in Ivrea in 1418. The church was completed by 1457. In 1465, the original arches of theGothicfaçade was enveloped by new construction, and two of the arches became part of new chapels. By the beginning of the 19th century, the convent had been requisitioned by occupying troops and by 1805, the property was deconsecrated and in 1907 made by engineerCamillo Olivettiinto a residence. Between 1955 and 1958, major reconstruction modified the appearance of the convent, to house the headquarters of the social services of theOlivetticompany: but restoration work was performed on the church.

The church wall houses theRenaissancefresco cycle of theLife and Passion of Christ(1480–1490) byGiovanni Martino Spanzotti.The work consists of twenty scenes placed around the large panel of the Crucifixion; with central spandrels depicting theLast Judgment and Hell.The pilasters have images of StBernardino of Sienaand Christ as "Imago Pietatis", and two lateral spandrels depict theExpulsion from ParadiseandPurgatory.The frescoes in back of the lateral chapels are attributed to Nicolas Robert, court painter ofAmedeo IX of Savoy.