S. SALVATORE AI MONTI
Via
Madonna dei Monti 38
Mentioned
for the first time by the sources in 1192
It was
completely destroyed by fire during the sack of Rome in 1527
Rebuilt in
the second half of the sixteenth century
Restored in
1625 and in 1762 by Antonio Asprucci (1723/1808)
for Cardinal Odescalchi
Last
renovation in 1904 for Pius X Sarto (1903/14)
INTERIOR
In the
counter façade “Wooden choir” of 1762
Lunette
above the MAIN ALTAR “Saviour between two Neophytes” 1904 by Wolfgango Conti
On the
right wall “Tomb of the painter Agostino Masucci (1691/1758)” with a portrait
of the painter maybe by his son Lorenzo Masucci (?/1785)
COLLEGE
OF THE NEOPHYTES
To the left of the church
1635 Gaspare De Vecchi (active 1628/1643)
The
neophytes were Jews or Muslims who had converted to Christianity
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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Monday, October 5, 2015
BERNINI PALACES
PALAZZI BERNINI
PALACE at
No. 11
Maybe by Gaspare De Vecchi (active 1628/1643) and Pier Paolo Drei
Home of the
great Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598/1680) where he lived most of his life and
where he died
Formerly
known as Palazzo Naro (Naro Palace) and bought in 1641 by Pietro
Bernini, Gian Lorenzo's father
PALACE AT
No. 12
Bernini's
studio with “Plaque and bust of Bernini” 1892 by Ettore
Ferrari (1845/1929) which should have really been placed at No. 11
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