Presbytery, San Domenico Church, Castelvetrano

Restored Baroque presbytery of the Chiesa di San Domenico, or San Domenico Church, built in 1470, commissioned by the Tagliavia family, rulers of Castelvetrano, on the Piazza Regina Margherita in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. Decorated in Baroque style in the 16th century, the church is known as the Sistine Chapel of Sicily. The stucco decoration was made 1574-80 by Antonio Ferraro da Giuliana, his workshop and his sons Tommaso and Orazio, depicting the prophecies, mysteries and prefigurations of Christ and the Tree of Jesse (top), which features 14 statues. The church was damaged in the Belice earthquake of 1968 and was reopened in 2014 after 5 years of restoration work. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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