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Photos: San Frediano, Lucca

This gallery of 33 photos accompanies our article on San Frediano in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. This medieval basilica is notable for its glittering facade mosaic, tall campanile, monumental Romanesque font, Renaissance fresco cycles and mummified saint. All photos marked © Sacred Destinations are available for licensing. Click any image to enlarge, or just start at the beginning for a virtual tour!


Facade
Facade and Tower
Facade and Tower
Facade Mosaic: Ascension of Christ
Apse
Apse and Tower
Apse and Tower
Campanile
Campanile
Interior View
Nave Wall
Nave Fresco
Across the Nave
Presbytery
Romanesque Font
Romanesque Font
Romanesque Font
Romanesque Font: Good Shepherd and Prophets
Romanesque Font: Good Shepherd and Prophets
Romanesque Font: Life of Moses
Romanesque Font: The Burning Bush
Romanesque Font: Crossing the Red Sea
Romanesque Font: Moses Receives the Law
Romanesque Font: Lid
Saint Zita (d. 1278)
Saint Zita (d. 1278)
Translation of the Volto Santo by Aspertini (1508)
Translation of the Volto Santo by Aspertini (1508)
Translation of the Volto Santo by Aspertini (1508)
Chapel of Sant'Agostino: God the Father
Altar by Jacopo della Quercia (1412-22)
Grave Slabs by Jacopo della Quercia (1412-22)
Assumption of the Virgin



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