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Stefaneschi Where to See
Triptych (1315) Medieval Rome
Giotto and his
pupils painted Among the most interesting
this triptych churches of the period are
for Cardinal San Clemente, with a fine apse
Stefaneschi as mosaic and Cosmati floor
an altarpiece (see pp188–9), Santa Maria in
for St. Peter’s. Trastevere (pp214–15), and Santa
It is now in the Maria sopra Minerva, Rome’s only
Vatican Museums Gothic church (p112). Santa
(see p238). Cecilia in Trastevere (p213) has a
Cavallini fresco, and there is fine
Cosmati work in Santa Maria in
Cosmedin (p204).
Colosseum Capitol Pyramid of Caius
Cestius

Charlemagne’s Dalmatic in
the Treasury of St. Peter’s (p230)
was supposedly worn by the
emperor at his coronation in 800.
In fact, the richly embroidered
vestment probably dates from
the 14th century.

Old St.
Peter’s
Castel
Pantheon Sant’Angelo
Cosmati Tabernacle
Marblework by the Cosmati family, Santa Sabina (p206) on the
like this tabernacle in Santa Sabina Aventine Hill has a medieval
(see p206), decorates many of bell tower.
Rome’s medieval churches.

1084 Rome is attacked 1309 Pope Clement V moves the
by Normans 1200 Rome is an papacy to Avignon 1348 Black
independent Death strikes
1108 San Clemente commune under 1300 First Holy Year proclaimed Rome
is rebuilt Arnaldo di Brescia by Pope Boniface VIII
1000 1100 1200 1300
1232 Cloister 1347 Cola di
1140 Santa Maria in of San Giovanni Rienzo – an Italian
Trastevere is restored in Laterano patriot – tries to
completed restore the
Mosaic facade, Santa Maria Roman Republic
in Trastevere (pp214–15) Cola di Rienzo

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