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Painting in Rome in the Time of Paschal I: Santa Prassede all'Esquilino and Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
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[ita] Il complesso basilicale di S. Prassede, realizzato da Pasquale I (817-824) all'inizio del suo pontificato, conserva uno dei cicli affrescati più importante della città di Roma altomedievale, e che insieme all'architettura e ai mosaici di questa stessa basilica, concorrono a creare un monumento privilegiato per lo studio della produzione artistica di inizio IX secolo. In questa sede proponiamo un primo approccio allo studio di questi affreschi finora poco indagati e una revisione di quanto detto fino ad oggi su un altro complesso legato alla figura di Pasquale I, S. Cecilia in Trastevere, e più precisamente sulla decorazione del suo battistero. Questa ricerca fa parte di un progetto più ambizioso in cui si punta ad approfondire la Roma di Pasquale I in occasione del 12º centenario dell'insediamento del pontefice.
[eng] The basilical complex of S. Prassede, commissioned by Paschal I (817-824) at the beginning of his papacy, houses one of the most important frescoe cycles of early medieval Rome, which, together with the architecture and mosaics of this same basilica, turn it into a privileged monument for the study of the artistic production of the early ninth century. This paper proposes a first approach to these so far barely explored frescoes, and a state-of-the-art review of another complex linked to Paschal I, S. Cecilia in Trastevere, and more specifically of the decoration of its baptistery. This research is part of a more ambitious project aimed at deepening our understanding of Rome in times of Paschal I on the occasion of the 1200th anniversary of his elevation as pope.
[eng] The basilical complex of S. Prassede, commissioned by Paschal I (817-824) at the beginning of his papacy, houses one of the most important frescoe cycles of early medieval Rome, which, together with the architecture and mosaics of this same basilica, turn it into a privileged monument for the study of the artistic production of the early ninth century. This paper proposes a first approach to these so far barely explored frescoes, and a state-of-the-art review of another complex linked to Paschal I, S. Cecilia in Trastevere, and more specifically of the decoration of its baptistery. This research is part of a more ambitious project aimed at deepening our understanding of Rome in times of Paschal I on the occasion of the 1200th anniversary of his elevation as pope.
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BORDI, Giulia, MANCHO, Carles and VALENTINI, Valeria. Painting in Rome in the Time of Paschal I: Santa Prassede all'Esquilino and Santa Cecilia in Trastevere. Svmma. Revista de Cultures Medievals. 2017. Vol. 9, num. 197-234. ISSN 2014-7023. [consulted: 9 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/158585