Memorials

S. M. Maggiore facade frescoes

Situated In

S. Maria Maggiore -- chiesa di S. Maria Maggiore -- facciata a mezzo di

Rosselli Number	0.0
Memorial Type
Status	lost
Current Repository	na
Primary Installation	wall
Secondary Installation	na
Tomb Form	na
Liturgical Orientation	N
Component Parts	mural
Decorative Elements	a
Material	paint coating (as opposed to technique or type/function) that is a dispersion of pigment in a liquid binder; applied with a brush, roller, sprayer, or by dipping; dries to form a decorative or protective film Alternate Names: paint (coating) Getty ID: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300015029
Database ID	31680

Dates

later fourteenth century

decoration

Inscriptions (1 total)

PELAGIO II. PAPA ANNO DLXXX.XV.KAL.MAII

Sources (2 total)

ASF, Manoscritti, 625, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 988
G. Richa, Notizie istoriche delle chiese fiorentine	vol. 3, p. 263

Notes

[a] Attributed to Spinello Aretino, monochrome murals (dipinte molte storie di terra verde) included an image of the consecration of S. Maria Maggiore and a fictive plaque carrying an inscription regarding the event.