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Reggio Emilia / Italia

Reggio Emilia , oficialmente Reggio nell'Emilia, es una ciudad de 167.678 habitantes situada a lo largo de la vía Emilia, capital de la provincia homónima, en la región de la Emilia-Romaña. Destaca porque en esta ciudad surgió la bandera de Italia , hecho por el que la Sala de plenos del ayuntamiento de la localidad recibe el nombre de Sala Tricolore. En la época romana era llamada Regium Lepidi en honor de Marco Emilio Lépido, fundador de la ciudad y de la vía que da nombre a la región. Antes de la unificación de Italia la ciudad era conocida simplemente como Reggio. Existe una corriente pedagógica llamada Reggio Emilia que se originó en esta ciudad después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Esta centrada en el alumno y utiliza al medio ambiente como tercer profesor.

San Prospero, Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia / Italia

The Basilica of San Prospero is an ancient church in central Reggio Emilia, Italy. A church at the site, known as San Prospero di Castello, located inside the city walls, is known prior to 997. The church and its adjacent bell tower underwent reconstructions. In 1514, the church which was in ruins, was demolished and a new design by Luca Corti and Matteo Florentino was erected by 1527. Minor chapels were added till 1543, when the basilica was reconsecrated. Major changes to the belltower were designed by Cristoforo Ricci and Giulio Romano in 1536-1570. The facade of the church had been left incomplete till it was completed in 1748-1753 using designs of Giovanni Battista Cattani. While the statues on the facade are contemporary with Cattani's design, on the dais in front of the church are placed six lions , sculpted in rose-colored marble by Gaspare Bigi, and meant to be bases for columns of a portico that had been planned for the church front. The interior has works of art by Giovanni Giarola, Michelangelo Anselmi, Denis Calvaert, Ludovico Carracci, and Tommaso Laureti. It has altarpieces by Alessandro Tiarini and Francesco Stringa. Sculptors whose work is in the church include Bartolomeo Spani over the entrance) and Prospero Spani , who sculpted a Madonna on the right transept. The presbytery has a picture cycle by Camillo Procaccini and Bernardino Campi. The apse is frescoed with a Last Judgment by Procaccini. The Chapel of the Pratonero family in this church once held the painting by Correggio of the Nativity , which now is found in the Dresden Gallery. In 1640, the painting was absconded from the chapel by the Dukes of Modena for their private collection, a sacrilege which generated a local uproar. A copy made in replacement.