Church of the Gonfalone

Outside the walls, stands the prestigious "Church of the Gonfalone", which thanks to the renovations of 1764 boasts elegant interior decorations in late Baroque style with stucco and painted ceiling.

It is located in the historic center of Saltara. It owes its name to the brotherhood of the same name, also known as the SS. Crucifix. Records of the church date back to the 16th century, but it was in 1764 that the interior took on a late Baroque appearance, with stucco and a painted ceiling imitating those with carved wooden coffers. Above the high altar is a large canvas depicting the Deposition of the Cross, from the early ‘500s and attributable to Perugino's workshop (Alessandro Marchi, in PIERMATTEI 2014). At the two side altars there is a painting by Guerrieri depicting the Virgin and Child with St. Anthony of Padua and the Assumption of the Madonna by an unknown author. The bell tower was rebuilt in 1788. Until a few years ago the bell tower was in a precarious state and part of the roof even collapsed. During the restoration, completed in 2013, a large fresco from the late ‘400s - early ‘500s depicting the Last Judgement emerged on the back wall. Last Judgement (Fresco on the counter-façade 1482-1495) attributed by A. Marchi to Stefano Folchetti of San Ginesio, recognizing the fresco's possible influences.