Rome and the Vatican |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 12
Page 30
... interior , with the gentle curve of the dome floating above the uninterrupted expanse beneath . The geo- metry of cylinder and half - sphere is echoed by the simplicity of the dimensions , the height and diameter being identical . In ...
... interior , with the gentle curve of the dome floating above the uninterrupted expanse beneath . The geo- metry of cylinder and half - sphere is echoed by the simplicity of the dimensions , the height and diameter being identical . In ...
Page 33
... interior to the patronage of Popes Alexander VI and Julius II at the end of the 15th and begin- ning of the 16th centuries . 44. Gaspar van Wittel ( 1653-1736 ) , CASTEL SANT'ANGELO AND ST PETER'S VIEWED FROM THE TIBER ( Palazzo dei ...
... interior to the patronage of Popes Alexander VI and Julius II at the end of the 15th and begin- ning of the 16th centuries . 44. Gaspar van Wittel ( 1653-1736 ) , CASTEL SANT'ANGELO AND ST PETER'S VIEWED FROM THE TIBER ( Palazzo dei ...
Page 73
... interior was completely remade in the second half of the 17th century by Borromini . He remodelled the Early Chris- tian interior , then in a state of collapse , and created a harmon- ious and cool Baroque effect that successfully ...
... interior was completely remade in the second half of the 17th century by Borromini . He remodelled the Early Chris- tian interior , then in a state of collapse , and created a harmon- ious and cool Baroque effect that successfully ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
1st century BC 2nd century 4th century BC altar ancient Apollo apse artist Augustus Baroque basilica Borghese bronze building built Capitol Caravaggio Cardinal CASTEL SANT'ANGELO Castor and Pollux catacombs ceiling centre Christ Christian church Circus Maximus COLOSSEUM columns constructed decorated designed Emperor Empire entrance Etruscan excavations facade fountains fresco Gallery Gian Lorenzo Bernini Hadrian Holy Imperial interior Italy Jacopo Torriti Julius Caesar Last Judgement later Madonna and Child marble masterpiece mausoleum metres Michelangelo monumental mosaic Moses Museum of Roman nave obelisk Old St Peter's painted palaces Palatine Palazzo dei Conservatori Pantheon papacy Paul Perugino Piazza Pietro Pinacoteca pope Porta portrait Raphael reconstructed Renaissance represents Revine Roma Roman Civilisation Roman copy ROMAN FORUM Rome saints Santa Maria Maggiore scene seven hills Sistine Chapel Sixtus St John Lateran ST PETER'S SQUARE statue Temple of Vesta Tiber Island Titus tomb Trajan's vault victory Villa Virgin wall