The interiors of the Baroque churches in Palermo seem to have been created by people with a clear ’horror vacui’, fear of emptiness. Every surface has been filled with statues, paintings and ornamentation. From a North European viewpoint, the Sicilian Baroque is really something else.
Saints and biblical stories naturally dominate the narrative of the statues and paintings. Below (and title picture) is the Santa Catarina d’Alessandria (left and middle) and Il Gesù (right).
Then there is the Oratory of Santa Cita, a chapel built for an aristocratic confraternity – it even includes a tableau of the Lepanto sea battle.
Further, San Giuseppe dei Padri Teatini (the Theatine order – don’t ask) that was heavily restored after wartime bomb damages. Every effort has been made to impress and glorify the Church, and surpass other churches.
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