Church of Saint Anthony Abbot ( is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Breno

Breno

Breno is an Italian comune of 5.014 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-Geography:It is bounded by other communes of Bagolino, Bienno, Braone, Ceto, Cividate Camuno, Condino , Daone , Losine, Malegno, Niardo, Prestine.The village of Breno stands in a ravine by the...

, in the Brescia

Province of Brescia

The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, Italy. It borders with the province of Sondrio in the N and NW, the province of Bergamo in the W, province of Cremona in the SW and S, the province of Mantova to the S, and to the east, the province of Verona and Trentino .Source for statistical...

 and the region of Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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The church contains fragments of Frescos on three walls around the chancel by Girolamo Romani

Girolamo Romani

Girolamo Romani was an Italian High Renaissance painter active in the Veneto and Lombardy, near Brescia. His long career brought forth different styles.-Biography:Romani was born in Brescia...

 in collaboration with Daniele Mori, who also worked with him in Pisogne

Pisogne

Pisogne is a comune of 8046 inhabitants in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-Geography:Pisogne is situated at the northern-east tip of Lake Iseo....

 and Bienno

Bienno

Bienno is an Italian comune of 3.609 abitanti in Val Camonica, province of Brescia, in Lombardy.-Geography:The village is located in Val Grigna, on the northern side of the river Grigna....

. These frescos of scenes from the "Book of Daniel

Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel is a book in the Hebrew Bible. The book tells of how Daniel, and his Judean companions, were inducted into Babylon during Jewish exile, and how their positions elevated in the court of Nebuchadnezzar. The court tales span events that occur during the reigns of Nebuchadnezzar,...

" are inspired by the grotesque and anti-classical artististic expression that pervades strongly in Valcamonica.

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