Marble High Altar Of The Church Of Saint George In Varenna On Lake Como In Italy. Editorial Photo

Pictured is the marble high altar of the Church of Saint George in Varenna on Lake Como in Italy. Above the altar is the Tryptych of Saint George by Giovan Pietro Bertani in 1467. In the center is the Virgin Mary in throme with the Child, between Saint George and Saint Peter. The central section is closed by two small columns with the figures of Saint Lawrence, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Stephen and Saint Agnes. It is crowned by three pinnacles with the Archangel Gabriel, the Crucifixion, and the Announced Virgin. The Church of Saint George was built between 1250 and 1313.