Maria in Aracoeli
| Name of structure: | Maria in Aracoeli |
| Extended name of structure: | Original name possibly Santa Maria in Capitolio |
| Type of structure: | Church |
| Country or main area: | Italy |
| Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
| City or area within region: | Rome |
| Date of structure: | Before 8C, 13C |
| Century of structure 1: | 8 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 13 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | West facade; facade tympanum over south door; Cappella di Santa Rosa. |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | West facade: dream of Innocent III. Facade tympanum over south door: Virgin and 2 angels (probably by Pietro Cavallini). Cappella di Santa Rosa: panel with Virgin and saints. |
| Date of mosaic: | 13C, 13-14C? |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 13 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | 14 AD |
| Silver tessera at site: | Yes |
| Gold tessera at site: | Yes |
| Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
| Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | Unknown |
| Has analysis been done? | No |
| Samples taken from where? | n/a |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: | 1998: team from Soprintendenza ai Beni Ambientali ed Architettonici di Roma led by C. Gionannone (West facade) |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Gionannone, C., 'Il restauro del mosaico del cavetto di S. Maria in Aracoeli', in Atti del VI colloquio dell'Associazione Italiana per lo Studio della Conservazione del Mosaico (AISCOM) (Venice, 23-23 Jan 1999), ed by F. Guidobaldi & A. Paribeni (Ravenna: Edizione del Girasoli, 2000), 767-76. Krautheimer, R., Corbett, S., Frankl, S. & Frazer, A. K., Corpus Basilicarum Christianarum Romae (Monumenti di antichità cristiana pubblicati dal Pontificio Instituto di Archeologia Cristiana) (Vatican City, New York, 1937-80), 6 Vols., vol. 2. Oliger, L., 'Due mosaici con S. Francesco della chiesa di Aracoeli in Roma', Archivium Franciscanum Historicum 4 (1911), 238-49. |
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