In the beautiful Piedmontese countryside, and more precisely in the Langhe of Cuneo in the territory of the municipality of La Morra, there is an incredible colorful church unique of its kind in Italy. In the historic center of La Morra, there is the Cappella del Barolo or Chapel of the Madonna Delle Grazie, it was built in 1914, next to a pre-existing votive chapel frescoed by Giovanni Savio (1963-1950) from La Morra.
In 1999 the Ceretto family, who bought it in 1972 together with the opposite vineyard, commissioned the reinterpretation of the Barolo Chapel in a contemporary key to the artists David Tremlett (1945), for the interiors, and Sol Lewitt (1928 Hartford, Connecticut - 2007 New York), for outsiders.
The Barolo Chapel, formerly known as the Chapel of Santissima Madonna delle Grazie and also called the Brunate Chapel, is a never consecrated building located in La Morra, in the Langhe, in the province of Cuneo, and painted in 1999 by the artists Sol LeWitt and David Tremlett .
The building was originally built in 1914 by some farmers who worked in the surrounding countryside and vineyards, which was used as a place of refuge and temporary shelter in case of storms or other atmospheric agents. Initially it was called the Chapel of Santissima Madonna delle Grazie, but it was never consecrated as a place of worship.
In 1970 the structure was purchased together with the surrounding land by the Ceretto family. After falling into disuse and after years of neglect, in 1999 it was restored by artists Sol LeWitt, who took care of the exterior makeover, and David Tremlett, who repainted the entire interior.
Brunate Chapel
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