Santa Maria sopra Minerva (Rome, Italy) : View looking up into the vault over the high altar with lateral tombs

Creator:

Maderno, Carlo, ca. 1556-1629

Published/Created:

Rome, Lazio, Italy
ca. 1280-1855

Date Depicted:

ca. 1990's

Materials:

fresco
marble
stone
stucco

Notes:

[The basilica gets its name because, like many early Christian basilicas, it was built directly over (sopra) the foundations of a temple dedicated to the goddess Minerva.] The only example of a Gothic conventual church built in Rome is S Maria sopra Minerva, which was built by Pope Zacharias (reigned 741-752) and passed to the Dominicans in 1266-1275. In 1280 it was converted for use as a preaching church to designs by Fra Ristoro de' Campi (d 1284) and Fra Sisto di Firenze (d 1290). It is a rectangular space with nave and two aisles, transepts, apsidal chancel and lateral chapels on either side. Later the wooden ceiling above the nave was completed and the walls covered with decorative woodwork, stucco and false marble. In the 17th century it was redecorated in the Baroque style, and the aisles were remodelled once more in 1848-1855. The interior and chapels contain tombs and monuments of popes, cardinals, bishops and noblemen, as well as the tombs of St Catherine of Siena and Fra Angelico; through the centuries leading artists and architects were commissioned to remodel the building and to contribute to its splendid decoration.

Topics:

Architecture -- Italy -- 13th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Gothic (Medieval)

Culture:

Italian

Accession Number:

1A2-I-R-SMS-1-D4

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
churches (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

death or burial; rulers and leaders; saints; Dominicans construction buildings; basilicas; buildings; religious buildings; churches interior; vault

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module One

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10112566

PID:

digcoll:1830098