Santa Bibiana

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Santa Bibiana

church, Rome, Italy

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Western painting
Early and High Baroque in Italy
The little church of Santa Bibiana in Rome harbors three of the key works that ushered in the High Baroque, all executed in 1624–26: Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s facade and the marble figure of Santa Bibiana, herself, over the altar and Pietro da Cortona’s series of frescoes of Bibiana’s life,…
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The little church of Santa Bibiana in Rome harbors three of the key works that ushered in the High Baroque, all executed in 1624–26: Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s facade and the marble figure of Santa Bibiana, herself, over the altar and Pietro da Cortona’s series of frescoes of Bibiana’s life,…
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