Publication details
Le decorazioni perdute dell’arco absidale della chiesa di Santa Maria in Pallara a Roma e i suoi committenti laici
| Title in English | The Lost Decorations of the Apse Arch of the Church of Santa Maria in Pallara in Rome and Its Lay Patrons |
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | IN CORSO D’OPERA : Ricerche dei dottorandi in Storia dell’Arte della Sapienza. 4 |
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| Keywords | Rome; Palatine Hill; Figurative painting; 10th century; Church of Santa Maria in Pallara; Lay patrons |
| Description | The paintings of the monastic church of Santa Maria in Pallara (now San Sebastiano al Palatino), which is the focus of this essay, are a rare example of figurative painting from the 10th century that has survived in Rome. This period is considered one of the most fragmented in Roman medieval history. The frescoes have recently been the subject of numerous studies. In addition to articles confirming their dating to the 10th century and examining the church and its paintings from the perspective of function and the interaction between text and images, and those attempting to explain the presence of the cult of San Zotico in the church, with a particular focus on lost narrative cycles in the side aisles and archival materials, I would like to contribute further by exploring a now-lost detail known through copies: the "portrait" of lay donors that was originally on the apse arch. This will be examined in the context of lay ecclesiastical commissions and their representations during this period. |