{"id":14843,"date":"2025-05-16T15:50:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmontelupo.it\/botticellis-altarpiece\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:38:39","slug":"botticellis-altarpiece","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitmontelupo.it\/en\/botticellis-altarpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"Botticelli&#8217;s Altarpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-121623&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;142455&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;895385&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1200&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;806301&#8243; subheading=&#8221;Inside the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista&#8221;]Botticelli&#8217;s Altarpiece[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;165909&#8243; row_height_pixel=&#8221;500&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_image=&#8221;14847&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;851939&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1200&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;14847&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; desktop_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; medium_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;765111&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-489713&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;829228&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-121623&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;730529&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]The artwork, which is attributed to Botticelli&#8217;s school, is just one of many pieces you can find in the church, built in 1326.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;140641&#8243;]The construction of the church was intially promoted by Simone di Guido, a friar and later prior of the Dominican convent of Santa Maria Novella. The chruch became a priory in 1789 and it has since been dedicated to San Giovanni Evangelisa (Saint John the Evangelist), the patron of Montelupo. The building we can see and visit nowadays is the result of modifications made by the architect <strong>Giuseppe Silvestri<\/strong> in 1796, which gave it the architectural lightness that is typical of the late 18th century. It was the parish priest Giuseppe Boschi who equipped it with the monumental marble high altar. Inside the church, the most notable artwork is the Madonna col Bambino tra santi Sebastiano, Lorenzo, Giovanni Evangelista e Rocco (Madonna and Child with Saint Sebastian, Saint Lawrence, Saint John the Evangelist, and Saint Roch), which was initially attributed to Ghirlandaio, but it&#8217;s now believed to be by Botticelli&#8217;s school. 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