Cattedrale di San Giovenale, a photo from Terni, Umbria

Photographer's Note

Cattedrale di San Giovenale - Narni
The Romanesque church stands in the place where tradition has it that the first bishop of Narni, Giovenale, who lived in the 4th century AD, was buried. and remembered by Pope Gregory the Great as a "holy martyr".
According to a recent hypothesis, the first small building dates back to the time of Bishop Cassio (536 - 558), in accordance with what reported by hagiographic sources.
The first certain news of the church built around the oratory, consecrated in 1145 by Pope Eugene III and dedicated to San Giovenale, is the inscription carved on the architrave of the access portal to the right nave of the building, dated 1120.
The church of San Giovenale would become the seat of the episcopal chair only in the thirteenth century.
The Romanesque building, with an uneven apse and an original salient facade, was probably provided with four naves from the beginning.
Some mosaic and fresco decorations are still preserved inside the ancient high-medieval oratory.

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mesutilgim (0) 2020-04-27 0:40

Hello Silvio,
Another perfect interior capture/entry in your gallery.
Very good pov and ligth management as well as sharpness.
Many good and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

pajaran (117063) 2020-04-27 0:41

Pozdrav.
Danas smo komsije sa fotografijama na TE.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lep enterijer i detalji, lepa arhitektura. Lepa unutrasnjost Cattedrale di San Giovenale.
Lepo pokazano, lepe boje.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Paja.

Greeting.
Today we are neighbors with photos on TE.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Nice interior and details, nice architecture. Beautiful interior of Cattedrale di San Giovenale.
Beautifully shown, beautiful colors.
Have a nice day, all the best in the new week that has begun.

papagolf21 (152607) 2020-04-27 0:57

Bonjour, cher ami Silvio,
Splendeur compl鑤e � travers ce d閏or int閞ieur de l'閐ifice religieux.
Admiration totale devant le travail r閍lis� par tous les artisans.
Amiti閟.
Philippe

Fis2 (171937) 2020-04-27 1:20

Witaj Silvio!
A very nice interior.
The beautiful balustrade and stairs are impressive.
I like flooring.
Good colors and light, photo has atmosphere.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

ikeharel (114605) 2020-04-27 1:32

Buongiorno Silvio,
Despite the relative darkness inside the Cattedrale, managed a wonderful view of the decorative elements and their colors. used well the side light from outside.
Arrivederci,
Ike

holmertz (103628) 2020-04-27 1:48

Hello Silvio,
What an incredibly richly decorated interior of the cathedral. It looks more like a Baroque church than a Romanesque, so there must have been lots of changes made during later centuries. You handled the difficult light perfectly.
Best regards,
Gert

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-04-27 2:02

Silvio, that cathedral contains a wonderful interior with friezes on the walls and the floor. I see a fresco on the nave in the bg. A living museum. Fine colors, good sharpness, interesting photo note, regards.

tyro (30513) 2020-04-27 3:54

Ciao caro Silvio,

Having only yesterday seen the rather plainly decorated nave of this cathedral, this image of a more intimate part of the cathedral rather takes us by surprise by the richness and sumptuousness of its decoration. The walls and pillars of the nave were plain and unadorned but here we see intricate work of stonemasons with inlays of fine richly coloured marbles which must have incurred enormous expense.

And your photograph, despite the poor light, captures the scene perfectly with lovely soft lighting, rich colours, perfect exposure and composition and exquisite clarity.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. This just has to be added to my favourites.

Royaldevon (86478) 2020-04-27 4:08

Ciao caro Silvio,

This is so different from your previous photograph.
Though the interior lighting is quite subdued, you have controlled the light well and captured the details of the sumptuous art with amazing clarity!
The arc like details of the floor begin the harmonious journey up the exquisite details of the staircases, to the well-lit mural under the arch.
It is almost as if we are travelling from the dark to the light and are treated to this amazing climax!

Keep safe,
Bev :-)

pierrefonds (115546) 2020-04-27 5:24

Hi Silvio,

This area of the cathedral is beautiful. The poiint of view is showing the details of the interior of the San Giovane cathedral. The light is giving nice tints to the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (211738) 2020-04-27 6:11

Ciao Silvio,

Again a nice post card of this wonderful interior, it's a beauty
I like your picture, nice colours and perfect presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regard,
John.

abmdsudi (95869) 2020-04-27 11:07

Hi Silvio
A fascinating piece of interior architecture blended by matured colours along with golden touch revealing its aged beauty. Lovely capture, Congrats
Best regards

PiotrF (56012) 2020-04-27 15:36

Hello Silvio,
Interesting view of interior of Romanesque church.
I like fine details here, good composition and nice colours.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

Nicou (193814) 2020-04-27 22:33

Hello Silvio

quel mont閑 et escalier de pierre tr鑣 imposant fantastique int閞ieur et quel sol quel dessin et rendu au sol cette pierre partout superbe images et tr鑣 fine d閏orations architecturales
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

ifege (49431) 2020-04-28 0:04

Hi Silvio
A good photo of this ornate interior.
cheers
Ian

emka (158826) 2020-04-28 0:10

Hello Silvio, Superb composition. I like the vertical format, beautiful mosaic floor, nice stairs. The colours. light management, sharpness - all perfect.

Stay safe

MAlgo

alvaraalto (42804) 2020-04-28 2:33

Hello Silvio,
A lavish interior with an abundance of beautiful details, but which I always find too overwhelming in its entirety.
Sticking out photographed. Sharp and with beautiful natural colours.
Be careful and stay safe, Rob

PaulVDV (63460) 2020-04-28 6:40

Hello Silvio,
Very good light management! Even the darker parts in the church are clearly visible!
What a rich decoration we find here.
So colourful!
Well executed.
Best regards, Paul

jmdias (116477) 2020-04-28 11:52

silvio

curious aspect of these stairs and subterranean area inside the church, remind me santa maria maggiore in rome. nice details of art and architecture.

take care

jorge

Periko (9107) 2020-05-02 20:24

Ciao Silvio
Bello interior, bien iluminado y con colores sobrios, propios de un edificio religioso.

Saludos