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  Description In the middle there is the Madonna with her loved child Jesus who is Lovingly embracing the elderly Saint Anne, Mary's mother, who holds the child and gazes lovingly at him. Behind the child is Saint Joachim, Mary's father. Behind the Madonna is Saint Joseph, with gray hair and beard.

  Description This painting was painted in 1485, when many people in San Ginesio were falling ill and dying from the plague. In the centre there is the Madonna who wears  a large cloak, beneath there are people praying for her protection. Outside the cloak some people are pierced by arrows and dying, guilty of not believing in God. The sky is dark, and on either side are two groups of monstrous-looking demons, spewing hailstones at the people. On the far left there is a devil blowing a hunting horn, a symbol of war and hunting. On the far right are devils with bows and arrows. In the background there is an urban area. Why San Ginesio? He is the protector of San Ginesio and Vincenzo Ferrer, a Dominican friar who is  invoked against the plague.

Pietro Alamanno (Choetbei, between 1430 and 1440 – Ascoli Piceno, 1498) was an Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor of Austrian origin. Montefortino, Fortunato Duranti Art Gallery Description At the top is the suffering Christ, partially in the tomb, with the instruments of the Passion hanging on a wooden panel against a red background to highlight it. The Madonna is seated on a throne, praying and looking at her Son, who is resting on her knees. On the left is Saint Sebastian, pierced by numerous arrows and looking at the baby Jesus. On the left there is Saint Cosima, wearing a red turban and holding a house in her hands. Saint Lucy is the only saint who looks at the observer; we see her holding a tray with her eyes and the palm of her martyrdom.

Polyptych, Tempera on Panel. Montefalcone Appennino, Town Hall.  Description : In the center there is the Madonna with baby Jesus on her knees, her arms are folded, her gaze is full of love.  The Madonna is seated on a throne; at her side, resting on the marble,there is an apple. The Madonna is dressed in a black dress with gold embroidery and a red shirt.  Behind her there is a red drape. On the left there is Saint Catherine with red stockings, holding a sword, a halo, and a crown. She has beautiful long, loose hair and looks at the visitor.  At her side you can see Saint John the Baptist with his arms folded and a scroll. Saint Francis is praying, dressed as a friar, with his hands clasped, looking at the Madonna.  The miniature man is the patron waving a scroll. Saint Louis of Toulouse wears a bishop's robe, a crosier, a miter, and an open book.  The dead Christ's hands rest on his tomb with the Virgin Mary and Saint John. On the left there is Saint Anth...

  Description: In the center is the Madonna dressed in regal robes and seated on a throne. On her right knee is Baby Jesus holding a pomegranate fruit. To the right is Saint Catherine of Alexandria with almond-shaped eyes. At her side is the cogwheel, a symbol of her martyrdom. It is said that after she was tied to the wheel, the sky was covered with black clouds and then a lightning bolt split the wheel in two. The Saint holds the palm tree, symbolizing her martyrdom. Saint Sebastian is semi-naked, with his hands tied and arrows on his chest. On the cymatium is the recently resurrected Jesus Christ.

  Sisto V, in latino Sixtus PP. V, nato Felice di Peretto detto anche Felice Piergentili Peretti e a trent'anni Felice Peretti (Grottammare, 13 dicembre 1521 – Roma, 27 agosto 1590) Lo stemma del pontefice presenta un leone rampante che reca nella branca un ramo di pere, attraversato da una banda araldica con tre monti e una stella. Il leone è simbolo di forza d’animo e richiama l’immagine del papa quale difensore della fede; le tre pere alludono invece al cognome Peretti. I tre monti, forse tratti dall’antico stemma civico di Montalto, esprimono la grandezza e la sublimità dei pensieri e dell’opera di Sisto, mentre la stella rappresenta la Vergine Maria, a cui il pontefice fu particolarmente devoto. Le due chiavi simboleggiano il paradiso.