San Francesco, Barga

San Francesco is a 15th-century, Roman Catholic church and convent located on the Via Ducale connecting the town of Barga with the lower valley, in the region of Tuscany, Italy.

History

The church houses a 15th-century terracotta works by the studio of Andrea della Robbia.[1] The convent features a fifteenth-century cloister inspired by Franciscan simplicity. The altarpiece with the Nativity can be traced to around 1500.

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

maps 44°04′13.4″N 10°28′52.9″E

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