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L’antico refettorio dell’abbazia di Sant’Anna in Camprena. Gli affreschi sono del Sodoma (c) I. Piccioni-A. Tiso | Molo7 Photo Agency

L’antico refettorio dell’Abbazia di Sant’Anna in Camprena. Gli affreschi sono del Sodoma. In questa Abbazia è stato girato il film “Il Paziente Inglese” di Anthony Minghella.

The monastery’s refectory of Sant’Anna in camprena where the visitor may admire a wonderful cycle of frescos from 1503 by Sodoma. The historical site of Sant’ Anna in Camprena is an Abbey near Pienza, a former Olivetan Benedictine monastery from the 15th century. Here the director Anthony Minghella shot many scenes of The English Patient, exploiting the original settings of the abbey and modifying them with reconstructions. The movie was nominated for 9 academy awards.

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