Mutimedia guide of the Como Cathedral
Guided tour in to the Como Cathedral - Texts written by Alberto Rovi
Campata destra 1
The first southern span is devoted to St. Ambrogio. The patron saint of Milan is carved on the keystone St. Ambrogio and Mary Immaculate are the central figures in the …
Main nave 1
The oldest artefacts of the Cathedral are in the first span of the nave on the sides of the door: the lion and lioness, Romanesque sculptures. Today they hold the …
Southern span 2
The second altar is called the altar of St. Lucia because mass has been celebrated there on her feast day since at least 1627. The chapel was originally dedicated to …
Southern span 3
The saint carved in the keystone is the Evangelist St. Matthew who holds a book and the cartouche that identifies him. The side door carved by the Rodari bears the …
Nothern span 1
The first northern span is lit by the Gothic window of the façade, but it remains blind above the altar because it is leaning against the wall of the Broletto. …
Main nave 2
The second span is dedicated to Isaac, son of Abraham, who is depicted in relief and painted in the keystone of the vault (late 15th century) . On the pillars …
Main nave 3
The third central span is dedicated to Jacob, depict in relief in the keystone of the vault (end of 15th century). The statues of the apostles Saint Simon the Zealot …
Main nave 4
In the first spans of the main nave in the middle of the vault the keystone bears a prophet: here there is only a white cross on a red background. …
Southern span 4
The chapel is dedicated to St. Andrea, depicted in the keystone. The altar is dedicated to St. Abbondio. The large engraved, gilded and painted wooden altar-piece is a masterpiece of …
Nave span 5
St. Lucia is carved in the keystone. High on the pillar on the left under the dome we can read the date “MDCII”, 1602, when it was readapted in anticipation …
Southern span 5
The chapel was dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle, depicted in the keystone . The fifth span contains several works of art: The altarpiece by Bernardino Luini ; two paintings …
The main chapel
The architectural lines of the central apse carry out the Renaissance plan that began just from this apse, erected during the sixteenth century, before the two identical lateral apses at …
The chapel of the Virgin Mary
The chapel in the southern apse is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The erection of the southern apse took place in 1627 on the Renaissance model of the central …
Chapel of the Crucifix
The Chapel of the Crucifix has the same architecture as the other two previous apses. The building was supervised since 1653 by Carlo Buzzi, engineer of the Duomo of Milan. …
The dome
The grandiose dome , building starting in 1733, was designed by Filippi Juvarra (1730), then architect of the Savoia House. With its height, it is the optical fulcrum of the …
nothern span 5
In the keystone the Mystical Lamb , emblem of Christ’s sacrifice and iconographic attribute of St. John the Baptist to whom the chapel is dedicated together with St. Nicholas. In …
Nothern span 4
The fourth span was once dedicated to the Crucifixion. Since the early 19th century it was dedicated to St. Joseph. Since 1830 the altar was completely redone on design by …
Nothern span 3
The northern lateral door is named Porta della rana (Door of the frog) for a particular sculpture of the external door. It is dated 1507 and decorated with reliefs in …
Campata sinistra 2
The second span is dedicated to St. Stephan protomartyr: St. Stephan is depicted in relief and half-length in the keystone. The marble altar-piece was carved by Tommaso Rodari in 1493 …
