THE SANCTUARY OF 

 MONTRIGONE 1 



THE only place in the Valsesia, except Varallo, 

 where I at present suspect the presence of 

 Tabachetti 2 is at Montrigone, a little-known 

 sanctuary dedicated to St. Anne, about three- 

 quarters of a mile south of Borgo-Sesia station. 

 The situation is, of course, lovely, but the 

 sanctuary does not offer any features of archi- 

 tectural interest. The sacristan told me it 

 was founded in 1631 ; and in 1644 Giovanni 

 d'Enrico, while engaged in superintending 

 and completing the work undertaken here 

 by himself and Giacomo Ferro, fell ill and 

 died. I do not know whether or no there 

 was an earlier sanctuary on the same site, 

 but was told it was built on the demolition 



1 Published in the Universal Review, November 1888. 



2 Since this essay was written it has been ascertained by 

 Cavaliere Francesco Negri, of Casale Monferrato, that Tabachetti 

 died in 1615. If, therefore, the Sanctuary of Montrigone was 

 not founded until 1631, it is plain that Tabachetti cannot have 

 worked there. All the latest discoveries about Tabachetti's 

 career will be found in Cavaliere Negri's pamphlet ' ' II Santuario 

 di Crea " (Alessandria, 1902). See also note on p. 154. R. A. S. 



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