Rome, Italy: Basilica of Saint Praxedes: Chapel of San Zeno: Ceiling Mosaic 1

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dc.contributor.authorSheppard, Beth M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-25T12:45:53Z
dc.date.available2024-06-25T12:45:53Z
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 mosaic ceiling of the right lateral Chapel of Saint Zeno (Cappella di San Zenone) within the Basilica. Pope Paschal built the funerary chapel for his mother, Theodora. The cross vaulted ceiling is decorated with a central medallion of the haloed Christ Pantocrator, artistically supported on the upraised hands of four angels.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14312/2526
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.subjectChapels
dc.subjectChapel of Saint Zeno
dc.subjectCappella di San Zenone
dc.subjectByzantine Art
dc.subjectMosaics
dc.subjectJesus Christ in Art
dc.subjectAngels in Art
dc.titleRome, Italy: Basilica of Saint Praxedes: Chapel of San Zeno: Ceiling Mosaic 1
dc.typeImage
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