Detail of the façade
by FONTANA, Annibale, Photo
Annibale Fontana worked on the fa�ade of Santa Maria dei Miracoli from 1575 to 1587: he made the statues of the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah for the lower niches, the two Sibyls on the main portal, the reliefs with the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Presentation in the Temple and the Wedding at Cana, the statue of the prophet Zechariah in the upper niche, two Angels of the fastigium.
The detail from the fa�ade displays an Annunciation and a Nativity by Stoldo Lorenzi, and below two statues of Sibyls, by Annibale Fontana.
The Latin inscription VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST reads in English “The divine word became flesh”.