Bergamo

I didn’t expect this!  I traveled to Bergamo for a couple of days.  Just had to get out and see some Italian mastery from the 15th and 16th centuries.  So I picked Bergamo, about two and a half hours by train.  I thought I would find some interesting photos, but NOT THIS!  Incredible!  This is Basilica di Santa Maria Maggorie.  Once you realize that the Medici family was the money behind this place, you might not be too surprised.  They were the wealthiest family in the world at the time.  Here’s what I saw.  Oh, and by the way, the wooden panels are completely inlaid, not one bit of paint.  All natural woods laced together in 1528.  I was just stunned.   What happened to the people who could do things like this?  I’ve give you some detailed views as well.