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Santa Cecilia in Trastevere: Distant view of the ciborium in the presbytery and nave

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posted on 2017-07-03, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
The nave is frescoed with the Apotheosis of Santa Cecilia (1727) by Sebastiano Conca.\u000a\u000aThe first church on this site was founded probably in the 3rd century, by Pope Urban I; it was devoted to the Roman martyr Cecilia. Pope Paschal I rebuilt the church in 822, and moved here the relics of St Cecilia from the catacombs of St Calixtus. Fuga's designs for the atrium (1741) of S Cecilia in Trastevere effectively created a framing vista. Among the artifacts remaining from the 13th century edifice are a mural painting depicting the Final judgment (1289-1293) by Pietro Cavallini in the choir of the monks, and the Gothic ciborium (1293) in the presbytery by Arnolfo di Cambio. The crypt is decorated in cosmatesque style, and keeps the relics of St. Cecilia and St. Valerian.

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Saint Cecilia in Trastevere

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-07-03

Spatial Coverage

Rome, Lazio, Italy|Rome|+41.887556+12.475892

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Eighteenth century', 'Medieval']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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