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Anchor 1 ▼ Ponziani Chapel Artist: Attributed to the school of Pinturicchio • This fresco is of St. Mark the Evangelist

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 •

Anchor 1 ▼ Gregorian Room • Almost all of the original apse mosaic of 1220, in the main church, has been removed due to the 1747 renovation and later fire. Parts of the original work can be found in this room ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Sacristy and Treasury Date: 1500s • The statue is St. Andrew • Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) built the sacristy in 1776-1784. It is a separate building that is attached to St. Peter's by walkways. The sacristy proper, where vesting for Mass occurs, is not open to visitors. The treasury, similar to a museum, has various artwork and can be visited

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Chapel of Christ's Passion

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Portico Artist: Antonio Maraini Date: 1929-1931 • The door is bronze with inlaid silver in the form of a cross. The horizontal bars have the symbols for the gospel writers. The vertical bars have symbols of the Apostles. The panel scenes of Peter and Paul were chosen by abbot Ildefonso Schuster • The original main door which was damaged in the fire was moved to the interior of the Church as the other side of the Holy Door