Chiesa della Madonna, a photo from Perugia, Umbria

Photographer's Note

Church of the Madonna dell’Ulivo - Spoleto (PG)

It is located on a knoll just after the monumental cemetery of Spoleto, along an ancient path that led to Norcia.
The appearance is typical of the late sixteenth-century votive building, with a simple facade, protected by a small sweat, with a portal flanked by two small windows and surmounted by a third, now closed.
The interior, with a barrel vault and a single nave, is completely bare of furnishings.
The first part of the left wall has a decoration in faux marble, presumably made in the nineteenth century, in a niche, there is a fresco depicting Sant’Antonio Abate.
The altar is in stucco, on the back wall, framed in a fake arched architecture there is a very deteriorated Madonna and Child, the current state does not allow to determine the period of execution. The two adjacent false arches were probably intended to house images of saints, probably never executed. Below is a decoration in imitation marble.
The first part of the right wall also has a decoration in faux marble, very similar to the opposite one, in a niche there is a fresco depicting Saint Anthony of Padua.

ikeharel, Fis2, holmertz, ChrisJ, jhm, pierrefonds, adramad, Royaldevon, COSTANTINO, macjake has marked this note useful

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Fis2 (156870) 2021-02-17 5:59

Witaj Silvio!
Curious place, church makes impression.
Good POV, colors and sharpness.
Too bad it was abandoned.
TFS.
Hava a nice afternoon.
Krzysztof

holmertz (93664) 2021-02-17 6:01

Hello Silvio,
Your abandoned churches never fail to surprise me. I could have sworn this was the strange gable of an apartment house, even though the location in the forest would have been unusual. Maybe the door and the two small windows with iron bars are intended to look like a Christian cross. I can see no other indication of a church.
The photo is interesting, well taken, and surprising.
Best regards,
Gert

pajaran (103781) 2021-02-17 6:02

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo zelenilo i stara arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama i kontrastom.
Lepa fotografija i Crkva.
Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja.

ChrisJ (161262) 2021-02-17 6:10

Hello Silvio,

A good upward pov and the old church has a lovely forest setting. Good sharpness & well framed and composed. Tfs!

jhm (204077) 2021-02-17 6:33

Ciao Silvio,

A nice picture with the frontage between the green area
Soft contrast too with branches in foreground.
Composition and presentation are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

pierrefonds (104558) 2021-02-17 8:00

Hi Silvio,

Les arbres cadrent bien l'église. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails de l'église de la Madonna dell'Ulivo. La lumière donne de teintes aux couleurs de l'image. Bonne journée.

Pierre

adramad (67624) 2021-02-17 9:57

Hi Silvio.
You are doing a great tour of churches that I think are little known, they are very ancient and some are not well maintained, this one that you show us here, it looks very simple and totally surrounded by trees and brush, as if it were in the field.
Good sharpness and splendid light.
Well done. I like it.
Have a nice day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

lousat (130709) 2021-02-17 11:54

Ciao Silvio,altra disgrazia in rovina,in questa manco si entra e quindi niente WS,la foto è decisamente ben fatta,mi piace la prospettiva imponente ed i dettagli perfetti. Buona serata,Luciano

Royaldevon (76832) 2021-02-17 11:56

Ciao Caro Silvio,

You have an amazing number of churches in your area, many very old, many abandoned and some, like this one, which does not resemble a church. I wonder if it looks more church-like from a different angle.
Your photograph is sharp and, because you have recorded the closeness of the vegetation, suggests that this church is not in regular use.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

ifege (33729) 2021-02-17 21:41

Hi Silvio
Lost amongst the trees and overgrown. Another good abandoned church photo.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (105083) 2021-02-17 22:28

hello dear Silvio and have a nice day
a small chapel dedicated
to the Madonna dell uLIVO
at Spoleto
is it abandoned???
what a pity...
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (136366) 2021-02-17 23:36

Hi Silvio,
Interesting photo about this abandoned church, impressive with all the vegetation all around, good rendering, sharpness and light, tfs.

emka (153358) 2021-02-18 0:14

Ciao Silvio, Interesting fresh picture. You got up early to have a walk with the camera and then to show it to us. Interesting chapel hidden in the greenery.
Have a nice day

MAlgo

abmdsudi (89469) 2021-02-18 4:45

Hi Silvio
Lovely shot of the sadly abandoned chapel but lovely for its rich palette of beautiful pastel colours and appearance. I love its softness and clarity. Congrats.
Best regards

mkamionka (62372) 2021-02-18 11:09

Ciao Silvio,
now I see that you just have so many attractions in Italy that you cannot really take care about them all.
You are blessed too much :)
This is again quite an original architecture for a church. I would never guess that it may be a church.It is also well hidden among vegetation.
I am always impressed that you manage to find such detailed information about these places which seem to be forgotten by everybody else.
Very well seen and captured,
M

jmdias (103992) 2021-02-18 12:20

silvio

the gate looks unusual for a house, but the general aspect looks more like a house. a curious chapel in the middle of the vegetation.

take care

jorge

macjake (96377) 2021-02-21 23:30

Hi Silvio
another great subject here, you know i'm going to really enjoy this one. For obvious reasons :) I would love to get a look inside that window on the right. Difficult terrain, its not easy here for sure. excellent subject for TE
cheers
Craig