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Typical of Genova are small tabernacles, usually dedicated to the Virgin, which can be found practically everywhere in the old city. Many of them are real art works, while others are simply examples of popular devotion. Tabernacle
Other interesting art works are the sculpted friezes over the portals of the noble palaces (but also elsewhere). There are lots of them. The represented theme is usually St. George and the dragon; other subjects are the Nativity or the celebration of the glories of the family.
Frieze1 Frieze2


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