Artist: Cavalier d'Arpino

Date: 1603

 

• Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605) was benefactor of the dome

 

• In the center lantern God the Father gives a blessing. The first circle out of the lantern has seraphim. The second are angels. The third are tondi with seraphim. The fourth circle are angels with symbols of the passion. The fifth are Jesus, Mary, St. John the Baptist, St. Paul, and the 12 Apostles. The sixth circle are of 16 popes who have relics in St. Peter's