BAGNACAVALLO. - A town in the province of Ravenna, among its most notable religious monuments are the church of S. Michele (apse from the 15th century decorated with terracottas, stalls and altar of wood from the 17th century, and paintings by Bartolomeo Ramenghi known as Il B.) and that of S. Francesco rebuilt in 1796 (stuccoes and fine wrought iron). Also of interest are some houses from the 15th-17th centuries.
The nearby pieve of S. Pietro in Silvis is one of the most interesting medieval buildings in the Ravenna area. Documented since the 8th century, it has three naves divided by pillars without bases or capitals. Its construction is generally attributed to the 6th century, but some historians, following Galassi, reasonably consider it to be from the 7th. The small double-splayed windows of the minor naves are among the oldest examples of this type. It also preserves an ancient altar and the remains of a ciborium from the 8th century, a panel by Bagnacavallo, and frescoes from the first half of the 14th century attributed to Giuliano da Rimini or, according to more recent criticism, to Francesco Pelosio. - See Plate XLIII.