Sant'Agostino; Interior Chapels
Baratta, Giovanni Maria; Abbatini, Guido Ubaldo; Bernini, Gian Lorenzo
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Date
2013-04-12Description
Right transept, left wall, showing the Tomb of Cardinal Giuseppe Renato Imperiali (d. 1737) by Paolo Posi, close view of sculpted figure by Pietro Bracci; There are several chapels. Giovanni Maria Baratta is responsible for the decoration (1661-1669) of the Pamphili family chapel of S Tommaso da Villanova in the left transept of S Agostino, Rome, with sculpture by Melchiorre Caffa. The Capella Pio was designed by Bernini (1634-1639) with vault fresco by Abbatini. The altarpiece painting of 'Madonna and Child with St. Anne' is by Andrea Sansovino.
Type of Work
chapel (room or structure)Subject
Baroque
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