All posts tagged: Cremona

Piazza del Duomo in Cremona

23 March 2020
by Arnaldo Pellini
Street photography

Originally built in Romanesque style, the cathedral has been restored and extended several times, with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. Construction began in 1107, but the works were damaged and halted after an earthquake in 1117. Construction resumed in 1129, and the building was probably finished in 1160-1170. The main altar, dedicated to the city’s patron saints Archelaus and Himerius, was consecrated in 1196.Façade The current façade was probably built in the 13th and the early 14th century. In the same period, the arms of the transept were […]

Bertazzola

22 March 2020
by Arnaldo Pellini
Black and White

I am catching up with posting at-least-one-photo-a-day. I stopped on 21/3, the first day of spring. I worked long days, and if you add that to the unprecedented turbulence, I did not have the headspace to keep posting the photos I wanted to post. I am catching up this weekend. Some more photos from Cremona. The one you see is of the Bertazzola, the short loggia that connects the Torrazzo bell tower with the main […]

Cremona

17 March 2020
by Arnaldo Pellini
Uncategorised

I did not know whether to continue with this projects, and posting at least one photo a day on the blog. The coronavirus news are quite distressing and I was asking myself whether it makes sense to continue posting photos place where I am travelling now or where I have been in the past. It did not seem something spending time on.