The Renaissance-style Santa Maria della Passione in Milan

Santa Maria della Passione is a late Renaissance-style church located in Milan, Italy. It was initially built in 1496 for the Order of Canons Lateran. The church plan was based on initial designs of Giovanni Antonio Amadeo but realized as a centralized Greek cross design by Giovanni Battagio. By the late 16th century, under the design of Martino Bassi, the nave acquired a longer longitudinal axis. The facade features a series of ornate panels depicting the Passion of Christ, designed by the late Baroque architect and sculptor Giuseppe Rusnati.

The interior and the canon's rooms contain a cycle of monumental frescoes by Ambrogio Bergognone completed around 1510-1515. They depict Christ and the Apostles in the church, and saints and popes elsewhere. The basilica houses two organs, one by the Antegnati Family and one by Valvassori. Significant canvases include St Charles Borromeo Fasting by Daniele Crespi and Annunciation and Assumption by Simone Peterzano.

The adjacent monastery now houses the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory, which contains performance areas and thousands of original musical manuscripts. The church also holds works such as the Last Supper by Gaudenzio Ferrari and the Pieta by Bernardino Ferrari.

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