Santa Maria Maggiore (Rome, Italy) : Detail, front façade, of sculptural figure above loggia
- Creator:
- Fuga, Ferdinando, 1699-ca. 1782
Longhi, Martino, the elder, ca. 1534-ca. 1591
Rainaldi, Carlo, 1611-1691 - Published/Created:
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
ca. 420-1750 - Date Depicted:
- ca. 1990's
- Notes:
- Situated at the end of the Esquiline Hill and formerly known as S Maria ad Praesepem, S Maria Maggiore was traditionally founded by Pope Liberius (reigned 352-366) and financed by Johannes, a rich citizen, after a miraculous summer snowfall. It is more likely, however, that it was founded in the early 5th century by Sixtus III, whose name appears in the mosaics of the triumphal arch in front of the apse. Until the 12th century, when Eugenius III (reigned 1145-1153) built the narthex, work on the church was mainly limited to maintenance. The mosaic decoration of S Maria Maggiore was executed in the 5th and 8th centuries; the earlier scheme, in the Classical tradition, comprises the most important mosaic cycle in Rome of this period. Chapels were added and other changes in subsequent centuries; Longhi and Fuga are responsible for changes to the facade.
- Variant Titles:
- Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Italy -- 5th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Early Christian
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-I-R-SMM-B6
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
churches (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
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- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors construction buildings; basilicas; buildings; religious buildings; churches
- 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:
- 10112509
- PID:
- digcoll:1838388