History Structure Angels and Demons

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Santa Maria del Popolo

• A presentation by Alessandro Sbrilli, Giammarco
  Ricci and Tommaso Dezi

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History

• Santa Maria del Popolo
• a church in the center of Rome
• Construction can be divided in more phases
• -during the Crusades
• -under Pope Paschal II
• -under Pope Gregory IX
• Reconstruction of the church by Baccio Pontelli
  and Andrea Bregno
• The enrichment of the interior with the addition
  of Chapel Chigi
• Bernini modifies the facade in 1655-60

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Structure

• The inside plan has the form of a latin cross and
  its divided in three naves.
• Now Im going to talk about
• Right nave
• First chapel, Cybo Chapel, Basso della Rovere
• Chapel, Costa Chapel
• - High Altar
• Right and left transepts and Cerasi Chapel
• Vault and Dome
• Left nave
• Mellini Chapel, Chigi Chapel, Baptistery

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Angels and Demons

• Finding the murderer
• The coming to the church
• The dome of Chapel Chigi
• a chapel full of pagan symbols (stars,
  planets and zodiacal signs)
• Another murder?