Santissima Annunziata, Barga Explained

The church of the Santissima Annunziata is a 16th-century, Roman Catholic church located in the center of Barga, region of Tuscany, Italy.

History

The church was built in a Latin-cross layout in 1595 around a venerated icon of the Virgin. An altarpiece on the right has a canvas depicting a Madonna and child and Saints by Baccio Ciarpi. In the choir are frescoes depicting the Marriage of the Virgin and Presentation at the Temple.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.comune.barga.lu.it/TURISMO/MONUMENT.HTM Comune of Barga