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A church adjacent to Prato della Valle, Basílica de Santa Justina (Abbazia di Santa Giustina).
The high altar solemnly elevated on steps, has the various facades decorated in "remittance of comparison" or "Florentine style" or thin marble inlays on which large pieces of mother-of-pearl, coral, lapis lazuli, carnelian, pearls, and other precious are inserted.
The fine work was carried out between 1637 and 1643 by Pietro Paolo Corbarelli based on a design by Giovan Battista Nigetti , brother of the more famous Matteo Nigetti .
07 October, 1627 , with great pomp, the body of Saint Justina was placed under the altar table. .
2022 - Padova, Italy - 48
3 of 6
A church adjacent to Prato della Valle, Basílica de Santa Justina (Abbazia di Santa Giustina).
The high altar solemnly elevated on steps, has the various facades decorated in "remittance of comparison" or "Florentine style" or thin marble inlays on which large pieces of mother-of-pearl, coral, lapis lazuli, carnelian, pearls, and other precious are inserted.
The fine work was carried out between 1637 and 1643 by Pietro Paolo Corbarelli based on a design by Giovan Battista Nigetti , brother of the more famous Matteo Nigetti .
07 October, 1627 , with great pomp, the body of Saint Justina was placed under the altar table. .