Sant'Angelo in Formis
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Sant'Angelo in Formis is an abbey in the municipality of
Monte Tifata
.
History
The church was once referred to as ad arcum Dianae ("near the Arch of Diana"), as it lies on the remains of a Roman temple to that goddess.
The church was built in the eleventh century by
frescos
were painted by Greek artists and by Italian pupils trained in their methods.
Decoration
Examples of the mingling of Byzantine and Latin styles (as cited by James Hall) include:
1. The "
medallion supported by flying angels, with an inscription in Greek on the lintel at the foot. The treatment is wholly Byzantine except for the Latin motif of a crown on the Virgin's head".[2]
2. The evangelists around the enthroned Christ in the Apse are in the form of the four symbolic creatures of the Latin tradition, rather than being shown as figures (often seating at writing desks) in the Greek manner.[2]
3. Subjects from the
References
- ^ Hall, James. A History of Ideas and Images in Italian Art. London, 1983. pp107 & 134
- ^ ISBN 0-7195-3971-4.
External links
41°07′06″N 14°15′37″E / 41.118417°N 14.26035°E
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