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Santa Maria Maggiore Apse Mosaic; Coronation of the Virgin; Santa Maria Maggiore Other Title(s) Santa Maria Maggiore Apse Mosaic; Coronation of the Virgin; Santa Maria Maggiore Title Santa Maria Maggiore Apse Mosaic Record Type work Type of Work Architecture; architectural mosaics Material Glass and gold leaf mosaic tile Creator (Artist/Architect) Torriti, Jacopo (active ca.1270-1300) Date late 13th c Location Rome, Italy Style Italo-Byzantine; Late Medieval; Italian Gothic Period Late Medieval Culture Italian Subject Coronation of the Virgin Description/Notes Unusual apse subject matter, which is more typically the Pantokrator, or Christ Entrhoned. Image of the Coronation of the Virgin derives from the dedication of Santa Maria Maggiore to the Virgin (probably a rededication when the building was redone in 432 CE, in line with the new emphasis on the role of the Virgin at the Council of Ephesus in 432 CE." Probably done in conjunction with the addition of a transept to the 5th century basilica by Pope Nicholas IV (1288-1292)" See: http://roma.katolsk.no/mariamaggiore.htm#nave Rights - Deposited Image Charles K. Growdon and Marcia Cohn Growdon Larger Entity Santa Maria Maggiore View Apse Mosaic, detail UNR Accession # 05-MCG-0008-IT

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