That Antonio Ligabue Gleam in Gualdo Tadino
Not far from us, Gualdo Tadino, of pre-Roman origins, perches like a silent sentinel on a forested hilltop. A few buildings miraculously survived the devastating 1751 earthquake: one was the frescoed 13th-century church of San Francesco, dedicated to the beloved Saint of the nearby hill town of Assisi. The pale pastel colors of the medieval…