Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Santa Maria Antiqua; Left Aisle Frescoes
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Santa Maria Antiqua; Left Aisle Frescoes
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Image View:
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Detail of the lower wall with an illusionistic drapery painted below and remains of an altar
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Creator:
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reign of Pope Paul I (Italian pope, 700-767); unknown (Byzantine painter)
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Location:
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repository: Santa Maria Antiqua (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Palantine Hill, Roman Forum
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GPS:
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+41.891+12.485583
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Date:
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ca. 757-767 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Byzantine
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Style Period:
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Byzantine
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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pigment on plaster (fresco)
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique)
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Subjects:
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cycles or series; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha; saints; Bible; Jesus Christ
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Description:
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During the reign of Paul I (reigned 757-767) the apse was repainted with a monumental Christ. A Genesis cycle was painted in two upper registers on the left aisle wall of the nave, while a third depicts a long line of standing saints flanking the enthroned figure of Christ. These were probably the last wall paintings to be added to the church’s interior. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A2-I-R-RF-SMA-SW-A18
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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