Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Santa Maria Antiqua; Saint Agatha [detached fresco]
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Santa Maria Antiqua; Saint Agatha [detached fresco]
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Image View:
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Detail, figure dressed in Byzantine style with pearls and Greek inscription
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Creator:
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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; Via di S. Teodoro, 1
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GPS:
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+41.891+12.485583
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Date:
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ca. 7th- early 8th C. (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Byzantine; Italian
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Style Period:
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Byzantine; Early Christian
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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, transferred to canvas and framed)
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique)
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Subjects:
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saints
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Description:
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A high quality, intact fragment from 7th-early 8th century, transferred to canvas, giving an idea of the original richness of the other frescoes. Saint Agatha of Sicily was martyred in approximately 251, during the persecution of Roman Emperor Decius (249-251 CE). Two early churches were dedicated to her in Rome, notably the Church of Sant'Agata dei Goti in Via Mazzarino, ca. 460 CE. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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6A2-I-R-RF-SMA-SA-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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