Lateran Baptistery

Title

Lateran Baptistery

Date

ca. 440

Identifier

7024

Alternative Title or Name

Battistero di San Giovanni In Laterano

Work Type

Single Built Works

Work Location

Italy (nation)
Rome (inhabited place)

Style/Period

Renaissance

Subject

baptisteries
columns (architectural elements)
Corinthian capitals

Description

Interior view of the Lateran Baptistery in Rome, Italy. "This octagonal baptistery was built by Constantine in 315-324 as the place of his baptism as the first Christian emperor. It is a centrally planned octagonal building, although the original baptistery may have been circular. It was remodeled by St.Sixtus III in the 5th century and restored again by Hadrian III in 884. The present aspect of the baptistery was changed radically by Urban VIII in 1637 ... The interior has an octagonal plan. In the center middle, there is an eight porphyry columns ring with Corinthian capitals supporting an octagonal lintel over which there is another order of smaller white marble columns,"--Rometour.org

Reproduction Type

jpeg

ID Number

N1ITROM2-94CI52A1

Files

N1ITROM2-94CI52A1.jpg
Date Added
August 29, 2013
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
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Citation
“Lateran Baptistery,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/11234.