Mora Collection ➔ MRA-ITA-Rom326

Collection Item

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Sample ID:

MRA-ITA-Rom326

Sample Type:

Mural painting
(Sub-Type: cross section;micro-fragment)

Dimensions:

1.2 cm L   (fragment in the cross section)

Weight:

0.05 g   (micro-fragments weight)

Geographic Location:

Country Italy   Place Rome

Map and GPS DD Coordinates
[41.886770427991,12.474688589573]

Site/monument:

Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Orto

Historical note about the site/monument:

Located in the Trastevere neighborhood, Santa Maria dell’Orto is a three-nave church completed in the 1566/7. It was designed by an unknown architect associated with Bramante in order to house a miraculous painting of the Virgin and Child. Its construction was financed by a group of 12 università (professional associations, or groups of craftsmen). The façade of the church has changed little since the 16^th century, but the frescoes of its interior (many of which were added a century or more after the completion of the building) have a varied and occasionally Baroque style. Paintings by Zucarri can be found in the apse and frescoes by Baglione, famed rival of Caravaggio, in the presbytery and certain side chapels.

Sources:
Masi, S. (1999). Art and History of Rome and the Vatican. Florence: Bonechi Publishing House. ISBN-10: 8847601789.

Wikipedia contributors. (2021, February 18). Santa Maria dell'Orto. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 16, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Maria_dell'Orto&oldid=1007441700.

Chronological period (sample):

16th century

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