Santa Maria del Popolo (choir and apse), Rome

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Santa Maria del Popolo’s choir and apse in Rome is a renowned High Renaissance architectural ensemble designed by Donato Bramante, noted for its harmonious proportions and classical clarity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apse
architectural ensemble
church choir
architect Donato Bramante
architecturalStyle High Renaissance
Renaissance architecture
associatedWith Renaissance humanism
papal Rome
belongsTo Roman Renaissance architecture
city Rome
country Italy
culturalContext Renaissance
surface form: Italian Renaissance
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasArchitect Donato Bramante
hasArchitecturalFeature articulated pilasters
centralized spatial composition
classical entablature
coffered vaulting
harmonious geometric proportions
semicircular apse
hasArchitecturalType church choir and apse
hasDecoration Renaissance ornamental motifs
hasFunction liturgical choir
sanctuary space
hasMaterial masonry
stone
stucco decoration
hasOrientation east end of the church
hasPlan longitudinal church plan with articulated choir
heritage Catholic church architecture
influencedBy classical architecture
locatedIn Italy
Lazio
Rome
notedFor classical clarity
harmonious proportions
partOf Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo
Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo
surface form: Santa Maria del Popolo church complex
period High Renaissance period
religion Roman Catholicism
significance important example of Bramante’s early Roman work
key monument of High Renaissance church design in Rome
usedFor Catholic liturgy
Eucharistic celebrations
choir offices

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Donato Bramante notableWork Santa Maria del Popolo (choir and apse), Rome