Rome, Basilica di San Pietro: MRA-ITA-Rom324
Type Sample Item
Sample ID
- MRA-ITA-Rom324
Sample Material Type
- Undefined
Sample Sub-type
- fragment
Dimensions (cm)
- Length
- 0.7
- Width
- 0.3
Weight
- weight value (g)
- 0.03
Geographic Location
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Rome
Site/monument
- Italy (ITA)
Rome
Basilica di San Pietro
Historical note about the site/monument
- Construction of Saint Peter’s Basilica was initiated in 1506 under Pope Julius II and completed more than a century later under Pope Paul V. It is a cruciform, three-aisled church with a prominent dome at the crossing, under which a shrine to St. Peter is located. Several notable architects took part in the creation of the basilica, among whom Bramante, Raphael, Giuliano da Sangallo, Fra Giovanni Giocondo, Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, Peruzzi, Michelangelo, and Andrea Sansovino can be listed. The dome of the basilica was designed by Michelangelo but was ultimately constructed according to a modified plan. The church’s lavish interior includes sculptural works by Bernini and Michelangelo and rich application of the pietra dura technique. The Vatican Necropolis (dating to the Roman period, also known in Italian as the Scavi di San Pietro) lies below the basilica.
Source:
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "St. Peter's Basilica". Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Feb. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Peters-Basilica. Accessed 16 May 2021.
Further reading:
Rice, l. (1997). The altars and altarpieces of new St. Peter’s: outfitting the basilica, 1621-1666. Cambridge, U.K.; New York: Cambridge University Press, in association with the American Academy in Rome. ISBN-10: 0521554705.
Chronological period (sample)
- 16th-17th century