Church of Sant’Agostino – Cremona

Built between 1339 and 1345 incorporating the previous church of Saint Giacomo in Braida, the church of Saint Agostino in Cremona was commissioned by the Augustinian hermit fathers; in 1553, the structure underwent large alteration works of the interior spaces, preserving only the original hut-shaped facade lightened by the gallery arches.

The interior architecture, with three naves, underwent various changes around the middle of the sixteenth century: the vault, originally trussed, was lowered and replaced by a new barrel vault thus modifying the Gothic verticalism, some pilasters were added to the polygonal terracotta pillars, the originally rectangular apse was changed in a semicircular shape and the original exposed brick wall was completely transformed by the fresco decoration in the central nave and with the creation of the side aisle altars in 1664.

Centre of a lively religious and cultural life thanks to the presence of the adjacent Augustinian monastery (which no longer exists), the church was enriched over the centuries with important artworks that are still preserved today.