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Il Sodoma, Storyteller of Monte Oliveto Maggiore

Sodoma, the painter himself. The Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore (south of Siena) has a magnificent Chiostro Grande (Great Cloister), constructed between 1426 and 1443. Under the vaults of the cloister are frescoes of the Life of St. Benedict painted by Luca Signorelli and il Sodoma, considered amongst the most important Renaissance artworks in Italy. Signorelli's paintings were executed in 1497-98, while Sodoma's date to 1505 afterwards.

 

See my video about the monastery at

youtu.be/wUjUje-EEE8

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Uploaded on September 27, 2012
Taken on May 15, 2012