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The church of the Santissima Annunziata is a 16th-century, Roman Catholic church located in the center of Barga, region of Tuscany, Italy.

History

The church was built in a Latin-cross layout in 1595 around a venerated icon of the Virgin. An altarpiece on the right has a canvas depicting a Madonna and child and Saints by Baccio Ciarpi. In the choir are frescoes depicting the Marriage of the Virgin and Presentation at the Temple.

References

1. Comune of Barga Archived 2016-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, entry on church.

External links

Media related to Santissima Annunziata (Barga) at Wikimedia Commons

• Roman Catholic churches in Tuscany
• Churches in the province of Lucca
• 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
• Roman Catholic churches completed in 1595
• 1595 establishments in Italy
• Buildings and structures in Barga, Tuscany