Frescoes in the Chapel of Saint Cecilia (San Luigi dei Francesi)
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The Frescoes in the Chapel of Saint Cecilia in San Luigi dei Francesi are a celebrated Baroque cycle by Domenichino, renowned for their refined classicism and vivid narrative scenes from the life of Saint Cecilia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frescoes in the Chapel of Saint Cecilia (San Luigi dei Francesi) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artwork
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fresco cycle ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key work of early Roman Baroque classicism ⓘ |
| artStyle |
classicizing Baroque
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refined classicism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | French national church in Rome ⓘ |
| buildingType | church interior decoration ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cardinal Paolo Emilio Sfondrati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Domenichino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Saint Cecilia
NERFINISHED
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charity of Saint Cecilia ⓘ marriage of Saint Cecilia and Valerian ⓘ martyrdom of Saint Cecilia ⓘ trial of Saint Cecilia ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1614 ⓘ |
| genre | religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Evangelists in the pendentives
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Glory of Saint Cecilia (ceiling fresco) NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Cecilia Before the Judge NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Cecilia Distributing Alms NERFINISHED ⓘ Sibyls in the spandrels ⓘ The Marriage of Saint Cecilia and Valerian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important work of Roman Baroque painting ⓘ |
| influenced | later Roman Baroque painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Annibale Carracci
NERFINISHED
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Carracci school classicism ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chapel of Saint Cecilia
NERFINISHED
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Rome ⓘ San Luigi dei Francesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | fresco ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFor |
balanced compositions
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expressive yet controlled emotion ⓘ subtle color harmonies ⓘ vivid narrative scenes ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint Cecilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 17th century ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1612 ⓘ |
| subject | life of Saint Cecilia ⓘ |
| technique | buon fresco ⓘ |
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