If you appreciate art, architecture, culture and history, and you thirst for more and better information about what you see when you travel, Jane;s Smart Art Guides are for you!

Sta. Maria del Popolo is an extraordinary ‚ 'often overlooked'‚ art site. Hidden behind its unassuming facade is a trove of celebrated art treasures and unique architectural features: from the 800-year-old icon adorning the altar‚ to the first dome of the Roman Renaissance‚ to the last Baroque tomb!

By knowing what you are looking at as you make your way across Piazza del Popolo and through this remarkable church, you'll gain a deep and lasting appreciation of the essence of the place, and of the central role this delightful church has played in Rome's history‚ by virtue of its location just inside the city‚ principle north gate.

The narration covers:
- Andrea Bregno's unique Lombard architecture and sculpted tombs and altars
- Pinturicchio's late 15th C frescoes and Bramante's famous apse
- Much work by Bernini, including Daniel and Habakkuk
- Andrea Sansovino's ground-breaking tombs for Cardinals della Rovere & Sforza
- Marcillat's stained glass windows‚ unusual in Rome
- Raphael's remarkable Chigi Chapel (1520), completed by Bernini (1652)
- Two Caravaggios: The Martyrdom of St. Peter and The Conversion of St. Paul
- Altarpieces by Annibale Caracci, Carlo Maratta, Sebastiano del Piombo, ...
- Sculpture by Mino da Fiesole, Lorenzetto, Ercole Ferrata, Algardi, Monnot, ...
- Giuseppe Valadier’s Piazza del Popolo
‚ ... and still more!

The narration is organized in three parts:
- Background Context ‚ 'Slice of History' ... 18 minutes
- On-Site Guide to Piazza & Exterior ... 17 minutes
- On-Site Guide to Interior‚ 80 minutes

• Price: $ 8.95
• Duration: 125 minutes
• Publisher: Jane's Smart Art Guides
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• Voice(s): M. Jane McIntosh
• Subject Type: Other
• Language: English
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