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Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Chapel of the Dormition of Our Lady Artist: Antonio Montauti Date: 1734 • The statue is the Pieta

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas Artist: Filippino Lippi Date: 1489-1492 • The fresco is the Assumption of the Virgin. The apostles open Mary's tomb (see below) and she is raised to heaven by God • The angels' military band instruments indicate Carafa's naval conquests. From top- right, they hold a cornamuse, triangle, drum, three torches, harp, trumpet, and drum • To the right and left of Mary, the two thuribles are based on those of Sandro Botticelli in the Sistine chapel ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Helen Artist: Niccolo Circignani Date: 1590 ca • The center is Scene from the Life of St. Helen • The lunettes are Allegorical Representation of Virtues ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of the Relics of the Passion • The doorway leads to the Chapel of the Relics of the Passion

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of Our Lady della Strada Artist: Valeriano and Scipione Pulzone • The painting is the Birth of Mary

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of St. Dominic Artist: Francesco Grassia Date: 1670 • The statue is Madonna and Child and Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, as Children

Anchor 1 ▼ Portico Date: 1700s • These upper reliefs are all scenes from the life of John the Baptist ◀

Anchor 1 ▶ S. Sebastiano •

Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Portico • Pope Clement XII (1730-1740) commissioned the portico and facade which was completed in 1735

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Teresa of Jesus • St. Teresa of Jesus lived from 1515-1582

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ North Entrance

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ Chapel of Sts. Peter and Paul Artist: Giovanni Baglione • The painting is of Sts. Peter and Paul • Two columns of verde antico marble are on both sides of the painting

Anchor 1 ▼ Left Transept Artist: Bernardino Cesari Date: Late 1500s • On the lower right is Constantine's Victory. All of the lower frescoes in both transepts tell the history of St. John Lateran and Constantine. The story begins here on the right and moves to the left Artist: Cesare Nebbia Date: Late 1500s • At the lower left is Constantine Dreams of St. Peter and St. Paul ▶

Anchor 1 ▶ ◀ Presbytery and Choir Artist: Bernardino Riccardi, Giuseppe Bertini Date: 1800s • The stained-glass windows were designed by Riccardi and executed by Bertini ▼

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of Pius IX ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Gregory the Great Date: 1600s • The altar monument is the Pieta

Anchor 1 ▼ Dome Artist: Michelangelo Date: 1546-1564 • Among others, Michelangelo became the chief architect of St. Peter's. He followed the plan Bramante had laid out but added this dome

Anchor 1 ▼ Gregorian Room Artist: Unknown Date: 1500s • This fresco is of Mary with the child Jesus and saints ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Giovanni a Porta Latina •