Chapel X - The crucifixion

The chapel, located at the top of a steep slope, was completed around 1623 and houses the scene of the Crucifixion, depicted in a highly theatrical manner with the very tall wooden cross, which is about to be hoisted, placed side by side with the crosses of the two thieves and surrounded by a crowd of more than fifty statues by Dionigi Bussola (1661-1668). The scene is made more majestic by the crowd painted on the walls by Antonio Busca from Milan, signed and dated 1668.

The Third Arch, dedicated to Saint Ambrose, leads to the Glorious Mysteries. The statue of the patron saint of the Milanese diocese - depicted with the whip, according to the traditional iconography that reminds of the strong action against heretics - is attributed to Carlo Antonio Buono.