Santa Maria Antiqua: The Sistine Chapel of the early Middle Ages (Studies in Medieval and Early Renaissance Art History)
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (730 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 190940053X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 375 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This monograph contains the proceedings of an International Conference held at the British School at Rome on 4-6 December, 2013. Lavish illustrations of these frescoes, following recent restoration, make this book an indispensible resource, not only for those working on the church but also for those interested in contemporaneous material in medieval sites especially in Rome, Europe and Byzantium. Over the following 600 years it was decorated with a unique series of frescoes bearing evidence of imperial, papal and monastic influences. Abandoned in the 9th century, limited use probably continued up to the 11th century. The Santa Maria Antiqua Complex in the Forum in Rome was probably established at the foot of the Palatine Hill in the 6th century. Maria Antiqua site.. By the 17th century the complex was completely buried under the rising floor of the Forum. Much of the restoration was funded by the World Monuments Fund. The conference also marked the 75th anniversary of the death