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| Church of Santa Maria presso San Satiro (Chiesa di Santa Maria presso San Satiro) | |
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 Façade of the church | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Milan |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Milan, Italy |
 Interactive map of Church of Santa Maria presso San Satiro (Chiesa di Santa Maria presso San Satiro) | |
| Coordinates | 45°27′45.53″N9°11′16.92″E / 45.4626472°N 9.1880333°E /45.4626472; 9.1880333 |
| Architecture | |
| Architects | Donato Bramante;Giovanni Antonio Amadeo |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Renaissance |
| Groundbreaking | 1476 |
| Completed | 1482 |
Santa Maria presso San Satiro (Saint Mary nearSaint Satyrus) is a church inMilan. TheItalian Renaissance structure (1476–1482) houses the early medieval shrine toSatyrus, brother ofSaint Ambrose. The church is known for its falseapse, an early example oftrompe-l'œil, attributed toDonato Bramante.
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The church lies on the site of a primitive worship place erected by the archbishopAnspertus in 879, dedicated toSaint Satyrus,confessor and brother of SaintsAmbrose andMarcellina. The current church was instead built from 1472 to 1482 under commission from Duchess Bona di Savoia and DukeGian Galeazzo Sforza.[1] According to some sources, the designer wasDonato Bramante, who had recently moved from theMarche. However, recent documents prove that Bramante had a minor role, with most of the work being attributable toGiovanni Antonio Amadeo, who designed the façade. It is certain that Bramante is responsible for the sacristy perspective. According to sources attributing the entire chapel to Bramante,Agostino de Fondulis included aterracotta bust of the architect.[2]
The edifice has a nave and two aisles withbarrel vault. The nave is surmounted by a hemispherical dome at the crossing with the transept. The bell tower is still that of theRomanesque edifice preceding the 1480s reconstruction. Also from the 15th century is the baptistry annexed to the church.
Originally the interior was decorated with white and gold paint. The walls had frescoes byAmbrogio Bergognone, now transferred to thePinacoteca di Brera. The ancientsacellum of San Satiro was also covered withcotto decoration and enriched with a terracotta portraying theDead Christ by Agostino de Fondulis. Also by the same artist are several terracotta busts in the sacristy, which is on the central plan, inspired to the Portinari Chapel ofSant'Eustorgio or to theColleoni Chapel. The church contains an altarpiece of theExtasis of St Philip Neri (1764) byGiuseppe Peroni.
The choir, which had to be truncated a depth of only 90 cm (3.0 ft) due to the presence of the road Via Falcone behind the church, was replaced by Bramante with a painted perspective, realizing in this way one of the first examples oftrompe-l'œil in the history of art.[citation needed]
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