Anchor 1 ▼ ◀ Chapel of St. Ignatius of Loyola Artist: Bernardino Cametti • The relief is Pope Gregory XV Canonizes St. Ignatius

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Anchor 1 ▼ Torlonia Chapel Artist: Pietro Galli • In the pendentive on the left is St. Matthew with symbol of a man, and on the right, St. John with symbol of an eagle. The pendentives opposite (not viewable) are the other gospel writers Luke and Mark ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Left Transept Artist: Cavalier d'Arpino Date: 1600 • The painting is the Ascension. Because of his artistic work in this chapel Pope Clement VIII (1592-1605) gave him the title Cavalier Artist: Cristoforo Roncalli • The tympanum has Eternal Father ▶ ◀ ▲

Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Portico Artist: Ferdinando Fuga Date: 1741-1742 • The portico of Fuga replaced that of Pope Eugenius III (1145-1153). The eight granite columns are from the old portico

Anchor 1 ▼ St. Ann and the Virgin Aedicule Artist: Lorenzo Ottoni Date: • The statue is St. Ann and the Virgin

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ Tomb of Charles Emmanuel IV Artist: Felice Festa • Charles Emmanuel IV, the former the king of Sardinia, was buried here after his death on October 5th, 1819

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Frangipane Chapel • This chapel was originally dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel and St. Mary Magdalene in the 1300s by the Capodiferro and Maddaleni families. Parental connections allowed the Frangipani family to take over the chapel in the 1400s. Later renovations destroyed the earlier frescoes • As the chapel was previously dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, the altar used to have Marcello Venusti's painting Noli Me Tangere [Do Not Touch Me]. These were the words spoken by Jesus after his resurrection to Mary Magdalene. This painting was moved to the Chapel of the Baptismal Font in this church where it can be found today

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Cesi Chapel

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Left Aisle

Anchor 1 ▼ Chapel of St. Francis Xavier Artist: Carlo Maratta Date: 1679 • The altarpiece is Death of St. Francis Xavier • St. Francis Xavier died on December 3, 1552 near the China coast on the island Sancian • The columns on the sides of the painting are Sicilian jasper

Anchor 1 ▼ S. Sebastiano •

Anchor 1 ▼ Sacristy and Treasury

Anchor 1 ▼ Albani Chapel ▲

Anchor 1 ▼ ▶ ◀ Scala Santa •

Anchor 1 ▲ ▶ ◀ Chapel of St. Francis Xavier

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ Ceiling • The coffered ceiling includes the coats of arms of Pope Pius VII (1800-1823), Pope Leo XII (1823-1829), Pope Pius VIII (1829-1830), Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846), and that of the basilica which is an arm grasping a sword. These were the four Popes from the time of the fire until the reconsecration of the transept

Anchor 1 ▼ ▲ ▶ ◀ Pendentives Artist: Baciccia Date: 1675-1676 • The pendentive is Doctors of the Western Church. The pendentives were Baciccia's second work in the church • Below each pendentive is the Farnese coat of arms

Anchor 1 ▼ Caffarelli Chapel Artist: Unknown Date: 1600s • The painting in the center of the lunette is St. Dominic • The paintings on each side of the lunette are Angels (1600s) by an unknown artist ▲ ▶ ◀

Anchor 1 ▼ Capranica Chapel ▲ ▶