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	Topics Santa Maria in Vallicella Topic Home Santa Maria in Vallicella, also called Chiesa Nuova, is a church inChurches of Rome Overview The Churches of Rome are very many, over 900. ... RomeRome Rome is the capital of Italy and of its region, called Latium.... , facing the alley of Corso Vittorio. History Pope Gregory IPope Gregory I Pope Gregory I or Gregory the Great was Pope from September 3, 590 until his death.... built the first church on the site. By the 12th century12th century As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200.... , it was dedicated to Santa Maria in Vallicella (Our Lady in the Little Valley). In the 16th century16th century As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600.... , St. Philip NeriPhilip Neri St. Philip Romolo Neri,, was an Italian churchman, noted for founding a society of secular priests called the "Congregation ... , helped by cardinal Pierdonato Cesi and Pope Gregory XIIIPope Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII , born Ugo Boncompagni, was Pope from 1572 to 1585. ... , had the church rebuilt. When Pierdonato died, his brother Angelo Cesi, Bishop of Todi, continued his family's patronage. Initially the architect was Martino LonghiMartino Longhi Martino Longhi is the name of two related architects in Rome:... the Elder, but he was replaced later by Matteo da Castello. The nave was completed in 1577, and the church was consecrated in 1599. The facadeFacade A facade is generally the exterior of a building, especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear.... , designed by Fausto Rughesi, was completed in 1605 or 1606. The Cesi heraldryHeraldry Heraldry is the practice of designing, displaying, describing and recording coats of arms and badges, as well as the formal ... is still evident in the church. Interior The floor-plan models the post-Counter-ReformationCounter-Reformation The Counter-Reformation or Catholic Reformation was a movement within the Catholic Church to reform itself in the wake... design of the GesùChurch of the Gesu The Church of the Ges is the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, an order of the Roman Catholic Chu... ; cross-like with one main nave leading toward the altar. The interior of the Chiesa Nuova was filled by patrons mainly during 1620-1690 and accounts, by all measures, as a collection of masterworks by the prime artists of those decades in Rome. It is renown for its Barocci altarpieces, Cortona frescoed ceiling, and Rubens's slate and copper altarpiece. One painting's that did not stay in its intended chapel is worth recording; CaravaggioCaravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between 1593 and 1610.... 's altarpiece of the Entombment of ChristThe Entombment of Christ (Caravaggio) *The Entombment of Christ* or *Deposition from the Cross* is a masterwork completed by Michelangelo Merisi da Cara... was commissioned by Alessandro Vittrice, nephew of one of Saint Phillip's friends, and depicted the entombment in a radically naturalistic format, foreign to the grand manner found in the remaining altarpieces. The original is now a treasure of the VaticanVatican City Overview Vatican City formally State of the Vatican City, or Vatican City State is a sovereign city-state whose terri... Pinacoteca. The walls of the nave and transept, as well as the presbitery ceiling, have canvases of Episodes of the Old and New Testament are by Lazzaro BaldiLazzaro Baldi Lazzaro Baldi Italian painter of the of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.... , Giuseppe GhezziGiuseppe Ghezzi Giuseppe Ghezzi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.... , Daniele Seiter, Giuseppe PasseriGiuseppe Passeri Summary Giuseppe Passeri was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native city of Rome.... , and Domenico Parodi. The ceiling frescoes in the nave and cupola, Triumph of the Cross (1647-51), were painted by Pietro da CortonaPietro da Cortona Pietro da Cortona, byname of Pietro Berettini was a prolific artist and architect of High Baroque.... , while his designs for stucco decoration (1662-65) was completed by Cosimo FancelliCosimo Fancelli Cosimo Fancelli was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.... and FerrataErcole Ferrata Ercole Ferrata was an Italian sculptor of the Roman Baroque school.... . Cortona also frescoed the prophets in the spandrels of the dome (1657-60). The first altarpiece on the right is a Crucifixion by PulzoneScipione Pulzone Scipione Pulzone , also known as Il Gaetano, was an Italian late Renaissance Mannerist or, more properly, "counter-Man... with a ceiling fresco painted by LanfrancoGiovanni Lanfranco Giovanni Lanfranco was an Italian Baroque painter. ... . The third altarpiece is an Ascension by Girolamo MuzianoGirolamo Muziano Summary Girolamo Muziano, Italian Renaissance painter born in or near Brescia.... , the fourth, a Pentecost by Giovanni Maria MorandiGiovanni Maria Morandi Giovanni Maria Morandi was an Italian painter, mainly active in Rome and his natal city of Florence, but also Venice.... ; the fifth, an Assumption by CerriniGiovanni Domenico Cerrini Giovanni Domenico Cerrini, also called Gian Domenico Cerrini or il Cavalier Perugino, , was an Italian painter of t... . In transept, a Coronation of Mary by the Cavalier d'ArpinoGiuseppe Cesari Giuseppe Cesari was an Italian Mannerist painter, also named Il Giuseppino and called *Cavalir d'Arpino, bec... , who also painted the first altarpiece (Presentation in the Temple) on the right. In the right presbytery, is the Spada family chapel completed in 1593 by RainaldiCarlo Rainaldi Carlo Rainaldi* was an Italian architect of the Baroque period.... . Inside a Madonna with Child and Santi Carlo Borromeo & Ignazio di Loyola (1675) was painted by MarattaCarlo Maratta Carlo Maratta or Maratti was an Italian painter of High Baroque, active mostly in Rome.... . In the center presbytery, the bronze ciborium was designed by Ciro FerriCiro Ferri Ciro Ferri was an Italian Baroque painter, the chief pupil and successor of Pietro da Cortona.... in 1681. The Virgin with child and two lateral paintings, Ss.Domitilla, Nereo and Achilleo, Santi Gregorio Magno, Mauro and Papia (1606-1608) are among the few works painted by Peter Paul RubensPeter Paul Rubens Peter Paul Rubens was the most popular and prolific Flemish and European painter of the 17th century.... specifically for a Roman commission. The three slate panels are said to have caused a stir among observers in Rome, who were generally unaccustomed to Flemish painterly style. The Rubens altarpiece was commissioned by Monsignor Giacomo Serra for 300 scudi. To the left, by the presbytery, is an altarpiece of San Filippo Neri by planned by Onorio LonghiOnorio Longhi Onorio Longhi was an Italian architect, the father of Martino Longhi the Younger and the son of Martino Longhi the Elder.... and finished by Paulo Marucelli in 1604-06. Inside the presbytery, a history of the saints is depicted by Cristoforo RoncalliCristoforo Roncalli Cristoforo Roncalli was an Italian mannerist painter.... (also called il Pomarancio). In the left transept is a Presentation of Mary to the Temple (1593-4) by BarocciFederico Barocci Federico Fiori, Barocci was an Italian Late- Mannerist or proto-Baroque painter.... . The latter completed two altarpieces that were highly admired in his time, including one in the Chapel of the Visitation (1583-6). In sacristy, begun in the 1621 from Mario Arconio and completed by Marucelli in 1629, the marble group by S.Filippo & Angel by Alessandro AlgardiAlessandro Algardi Alessandro Algardi was an Italian Baroque sculptor, the major rival of Bernini in his field.... , with wall frescoes by Francisco Trevisani and “Benediction by Christ” by Cerrini with the ceiling frescoed with Angels carrying the instruments of the Passion (1633-34) by Cortona. The fifth altarpiece on the left is an Annunciation by the Passignano; the fourth, a “Visitation” by Barocci with the ceiling frescoed with Saints by SaraceniCarlo Saraceni Carlo Saraceni was an Italian early-Baroque painter.... . In the third Adoration by the Shepherds by Durante AlbertiDurante Alberti Durante Alberti was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period.... and the vault frescoed with a Saint by Roncalli. The second altarpiece is an Adoration by the Magi by Cesare NebbiaCesare Nebbia Cesare Nebbia is an Italian painter from Orvieto who painted in a Mannerist style. ... ; the first, a Presentation to the Temple by d'Arpino. Neri is buried in the chapel dedicated to him, in a tomb decorated with mother-of-pearlNacre Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is a naturally-occurring organic-inorganic composite.... . External links