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The history of the Montefeltro family of Urbino unfolded in Fossombrone
The history of the Montefeltro family of Urbino came to a close in Fossombrone, a history that can be retraced, step by step, along Corso Garibaldi – the only street in the Marche region to boast a double colonnade, once lined with a variety of shops and taverns.
Revealing new, evocative views of the landscape, the most important historic buildings of Fossombrone follow one after the other along the stairways leading to the upper part of the town, starting with the Church of San Filippo, with its splendid Baroque interior, built between 1608 and 1613 as a votive offering by the people of Fossombrone following the birth of the male heir to the last Duke of Urbino.
Originally a simple, unassuming structure comprising a single nave with no side chapels, it was later enlarged and embellished by the Filippini Fathers, to the greater glory of God.
The renowned sculptor Tommaso Amantini of Urbania created the stucco decorations there; the influence of the Foresmprone painter Francesco Guerrieri is also evident in the altarpiece and other paintings housed in one of the building’s chapels.
Today, the church, which has been converted into a museum, is open to visitors wishing to admire its splendid interior, characterised by its magnificent cycle of stucco work and its rich artistic heritage of paintings, sculptures, furnishings and sacred objects.
