Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Santa Maria Antiqua; Left Aisle Frescoes
Image View:
Central detail: lower register, long line of saints flanking Jesus Christ enthroned (in dark robe at center); upper registers, Genesis cycle
Creator:
reign of Pope Paul I (Italian pope, 700-767); unknown (Byzantine painter)
Location:
repository: Santa Maria Antiqua (Rome, Lazio, Italy)
Location Note:
Palantine Hill, Roman Forum
GPS:
41.891 12.485583
Date:
ca. 757-767 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Byzantine
Style Period:
Byzantine
Work Type 1:
fresco (painting)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
pigment on plaster (fresco)
Technique:
fresco painting (technique)
Subjects:
cycles or series; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha; saints; Bible; Jesus Christ
Description:
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.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A2-I-R-RF-SMA-SW-A0 3
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Santa Maria Antiqua; Left Aisle Frescoes