The image of the titular saint in the eleventh-century frescoes in San Clemente, Rome
Cristiana Filippini
Abstract At the time of Gregorian Reform Roman Church was codifYing its role in Christian history and society. In this endeavour images proved to be an exceptional tool were employed with a high degree sophistication. The group frescoes added at end eleventh century Early basilica San Clemente Rome is case point.1 founded between late fourth early fifth on site ancient buildings succession artistic decorations commissioned embellish church. eleventh-century are last these, painted walls narthex nave original building. A few decades after that church abandoned, filled in, present built top it. Then nineteenth Joseph Mullooly, Dominican prior Clemente, rediscovered we now know as lower Clemente.2
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