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Rome, Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Orto: MRA-ITA-Rom326

Type Sample Item

Sample ID

MRA-ITA-Rom326

Sample Material Type

Mural painting

Sample Sub-type

cross section
micro-fragment

Dimensions (cm)

Length
1.2
Notes
fragment in the cross section

Weight

weight value (g)
0.05
Notes
micro-fragments weight

Geographic Location

Country
Italy
Place
Rome

Site/monument

Italy (ITA)
Rome
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 16th 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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