The Abbey of San Martino delle Scale is a Benedictine monastery and church located in the hills a few kilometers northwest of Monreale, region of Sicily, Italy. Putatively founded in the 7th-century,
View of the abbey and church
Paolo de Matteis
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Paolo de Matteis was an Italian painter.
Abbey of San Martino delle Scale
…abbott, who helped commission the first monastic buildings. The church was decorated with works by Pietro Novelli, Filippo Paladini, Zoppo di Gangi, Paolo de Matteis, Mattias Stomer and others. The intricately carved wooden choir stalls were completed by the early 18th century. The fontana dell’Oreto and the sculptural…
Self-portrait
The Adoration of the Shepherds, Dallas Museum of Art
The Annunciation (1712)
Adoration of the Shepherds (1710–15)