Rome, Italy: Basilica of Saint Praxedes: Cosmatesque Floor

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dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Beth M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-25T12:45:47Z
dc.date.available2024-06-25T12:45:47Z
dc.date.issued19-May-17
dc.descriptionThe Basilica of Saint Praxedes (in Italian: Basilica di Santa Prassede, commonly known as Santa Prassede) is a Catholic basilica located in the Rione Esquilino (or district of Esquiline). Esquiline is the name of a Roman hill, one of seven on which the ancient city was built. The church was rebuilt by Pope Pasquale I in 822 CE and was restored multiple times since then. It was built principally as a resting place for the relics of Roman martyrs and was dedicated to the second-century Saint Praxedes, who was the daughter of a Roman senator. Along with her sister, Praxedes provided comfort and care to Christians persecuted in the Roman Empire. The sisters were murdered for burying early Christian martyrs, which defied Roman law. The church is known for being the most important example of early Christian Byzantine art in Rome because of the mosaics decorating its apse and side chapels. The photograph shows the mosaics of the marble floor, according to the opus sectile style, in which the mosaic pieces are cut in shapes to fit the component parts of the design; in this case, as part of a Cosmatesque or Cosmati floor. This style of floor was named for the Cosmati family, who led the craftsmen of Rome in creating geometrical marble decorations.
dc.identifier.otherSAM_3600.jpg
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14312/2508
dc.languageN/A
dc.metadata.catalogerRogers, Shelley
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 4.0
dc.rights.holderSheppard, Beth M.
dc.sponsorThis image was made available, in part, through a generous grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
dc.subjectItaly
dc.subjectRome
dc.subjectBasilica di Santa Prassede all Esquilino
dc.subjectBasilica of Saint Praxedes
dc.subjectMosaic Floors
dc.subjectOpus Sectile
dc.subjectCosmatesque Floors
dc.subjectCosmati Floors
dc.titleRome, Italy: Basilica of Saint Praxedes: Cosmatesque Floor
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