Mosaic of the Apse

Jacopo Torriti

Basilica of St. John Lateran

 
DESCRIZIONE:

One of the masterpieces of Second Century Rome, but it was completely remounted during the renovation of the apse in the 1800s by Francesco Vespignani for Leo XIII, undergoing intense restoration, The work depicts Christ and the Angels, Gem-Encrusted Cross, Celestial Jerusalem, Saint John, Sant'Andrea, Saint Anthony of Padova, San Francesco d’Assisi, the Virgin with Pope Nicholas IV [who commissioned the work]and Saints Peter and Paul.

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