Roma No. 18 / Vaticano

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Results: 15 records

LB01: angel - cherub - 2

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LB02: design element - patterns - gadrooned or ribbed

Scene Description: all around

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LB03: design element - motifs - garland

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LID01: Apostle or saint - St. John the Baptist - holding a bannered cross

Scene Description: large statue of John the Baptist as finial

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LID02: angel - 2

Scene Description: the two angels hold up an oval frame containing Jesus and the Baptist (?)

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LID04: God - God the Father - Christ resurrected

Scene Description: in the oval frame held by the two angels

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view of baptistery interior

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view of base

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view of church exterior

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view of church interior - nave

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view of church interior - plan

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view of font and cover

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view of font and cover in context

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view of font and cover in context

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view of font and cover in context

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INFORMATION

FontID: 13044ROM
Church/Chapel: Patriarcale Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Italy
Location: Roma, Lazio
Directions to Site: In Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore (Metro: Termini-Cavour)
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the baptistery, in the SW side
Date: ca. 1800?
Century and Period: 18th - 19th century [re-cycled],
Noted in the 'Roma SPQR' website [http://www.romaspqr.it/ROMA/Basiliche/S-Maria-maggiore.htm] [accessed 14 July 2007]: "il Battistero risalente al 1605 ed opera di Flaminio Ponzio: una balaustra ne cinge il fonte battesimale posto al centro di un catino, nel 1800 Valladier divise in otto spicchi di bronzo un’urna circolare; questa suddivisione vuole rappresentare l’unione fra la terra ed il cielo; una volta questo spazio era occupato dal coro invernale dei canonici. La vasca è sovrastata da una statua di San Giovanni Battista." Noted in Antonia Bonomi [http://www.arcobaleno.net/costume/smariamag2.htm] [accessed 14 July 2007]: "il fonte battesimale, un'urna circolare di porfido adattata nel 1800 dal Valadier che la fece ricoprire di bronzi che lo dividono in otto spicchi, un ottagono. Il cerchio dell'urna e l'ottagono interno rappresentano la quadratura del cerchio, l'unione fra la terra e il cielo ".

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, porphyry
Font Shape: round
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

LID INFORMATION

Date: ca. 1800?
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]