Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Altemps Chapel


What: "winter chapel," baroque style
Where: side chapel in Santa Maria in Trastevere
When:1585
Why: commemorates the Council of Trent (1545-1563), which was the Church's response to the protestant reformation
Painting depicting the council.  The women are representative of the Church, the devil, and various virtues


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