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{{Short description|State hall in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City}} |
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{{Other uses|Sala Regia (disambiguation)}} |
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[[File:Sala regia, 12.jpg|thumb|''Sala Regia''. At the end of the hall is the entrance to the [[Cappella Paolina|Pauline Chapel]].]] |
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The hall was begun under [[Pope Paul III]] by [[Antonio da Sangallo the Younger]] and was completed in 1573. The elegant [[barrel vault]] is graced by the very impressive [[plaster]] decorations of [[Perino del Vaga]]. The [[stucco]] [[Ornament (architecture)|ornaments]] over the doors are by [[Daniele da Volterra]]. By 2019, the room and staircase were open to tourists who visit the Apostolic Palace. |
The hall was begun under [[Pope Paul III]] by [[Antonio da Sangallo the Younger]] and was completed in 1573. The elegant [[barrel vault]] is graced by the very impressive [[plaster]] decorations of [[Perino del Vaga]]. The [[stucco]] [[Ornament (architecture)|ornaments]] over the doors are by [[Daniele da Volterra]]. By 2019, the room and staircase were open to tourists who visit the Apostolic Palace. |
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The walls were decorated by [[Livio Agresti]], [[Giorgio Vasari]] and [[Taddeo Zuccari]]. The frescoes depict momentous turning-points in the history of the Church, including the return of [[Pope Gregory XI]] from [[Avignon]] to [[Rome]], the [[Battle of Lepanto]], three panels narrating events surrounding the [[St. Bartholomew's Day massacre]],<ref>{{cite journal |last=Howe |first=E. |title=Architecture in Vasari's 'Massacre of the Huguenots' |journal=[[Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes]] |volume=39 |year=1976 |page=258-261 |jstor=751147 |
The walls were decorated by [[Livio Agresti]], [[Giorgio Vasari]] and [[Taddeo Zuccari]]. The frescoes depict momentous turning-points in the history of the Church, including the return of [[Pope Gregory XI]] from [[Avignon]] to [[Rome]], the [[Battle of Lepanto]], three panels narrating events surrounding the [[St. Bartholomew's Day massacre]],<ref>{{cite journal |last=Howe |first=E. |title=Architecture in Vasari's 'Massacre of the Huguenots' |journal=[[Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes]] |volume=39 |year=1976 |page=258-261 |jstor=751147 |url=https://philpapers.org/rec/HOWAIV |access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref> the raising of the ban from [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]], the reconciliation of [[Pope Alexander III]] with [[Frederick Barbarossa]] and [[Peter II of Aragon]] offering the Kingdom to [[Pope Innocent III]]. |
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The hall was originally used for the reception of [[prince]]s and royal [[ambassador]]s, hence its name. [[papal consistory|Consistories]] were held in it, but were later transferred to the [[Saint Peter's Basilica]] on November 19, 2016,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/world/article/Pope-decries-surge-of-polarization-over-race-10624883.php |title=Pope decries 'virus' of polarization over race, faith |first=Frances |last=D'emilio |date=19 November 2016 |access-date=15 April 2019 |newspaper=[[ |
The hall was originally used for the reception of [[prince]]s and royal [[ambassador]]s, hence its name. [[papal consistory|Consistories]] were held in it, but were later transferred to the [[Saint Peter's Basilica]] on November 19, 2016,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/world/article/Pope-decries-surge-of-polarization-over-race-10624883.php |title=Pope decries 'virus' of polarization over race, faith |first=Frances |last=D'emilio |date=19 November 2016 |access-date=15 April 2019 |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120154411/http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/world/article/Pope-decries-surge-of-polarization-over-race-10624883.php |archive-date=20 November 2016}}</ref> and the area has also housed occasional musical [[recital]]s in the presence of the [[Pope|pontiff]]; during a [[Papal conclave|conclave]] it was used as a [[promenade]] for the [[cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]]s.<ref name=CE/> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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File:Giorgio vasari, seconda storia della notte di san bartolomeo, 1573, 01.jpg|''Defenestration of Coligny and Massacre of St Bartholemew'' by Vasari |
File:Giorgio vasari, seconda storia della notte di san bartolomeo, 1573, 01.jpg|''Defenestration of Coligny and Massacre of St Bartholemew'' by Vasari |
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File:Sala regia, 03.jpg|Paintings and Marble on southern wall |
File:Sala regia, 03.jpg|Paintings and Marble on southern wall |
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File:Perin del vaga, volta della Sala regia 02.jpg|Ceiling |
File:Perin del vaga, volta della Sala regia 02.jpg|Ceiling stuccos by [[Perin del Vaga]] |
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*[http://cdm16028.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/107497 The Vatican: spirit and art of Christian Rome], a book from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Sala Regia (pp. 126–127) |
*[http://cdm16028.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/107497 The Vatican: spirit and art of Christian Rome], a book from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Sala Regia (pp. 126–127) |
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* Alessio Celletti |
* {{cite journal| first=Alessio| last=Celletti| title=Autorappresentazione papale ed età della Riforma: gli affreschi della Sala Regia Vaticana| trans-title=Papal Self-Representation and the Age of Reformation: The Frescoes of the Vatican Sala Regia| journal=Eurostudium 3W| location=Roma| date=January–March 2013| url=https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa01/eurostudium/article/view/2219| language=it| access-date=December 5, 2024}} |
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Latest revision as of 06:15, 6 December 2024
The Sala Regia (Regal Room) is a state hall in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
Although not intended as such, this broad room is really an antechamber to the Sistine Chapel. It also connects to the Pauline Chapel and is reached by the long staircase known as the Scala Regia. To the left of the entrance formerly stood the papal throne, which is now at the opposite side before the door leading to the Pauline Chapel.[1]
The hall was begun under Pope Paul III by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger and was completed in 1573. The elegant barrel vault is graced by the very impressive plaster decorations of Perino del Vaga. The stucco ornaments over the doors are by Daniele da Volterra. By 2019, the room and staircase were open to tourists who visit the Apostolic Palace.
The walls were decorated by Livio Agresti, Giorgio Vasari and Taddeo Zuccari. The frescoes depict momentous turning-points in the history of the Church, including the return of Pope Gregory XI from Avignon to Rome, the Battle of Lepanto, three panels narrating events surrounding the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre,[2] the raising of the ban from Henry IV, the reconciliation of Pope Alexander III with Frederick Barbarossa and Peter II of Aragon offering the Kingdom to Pope Innocent III.
The hall was originally used for the reception of princes and royal ambassadors, hence its name. Consistories were held in it, but were later transferred to the Saint Peter's Basilica on November 19, 2016,[3] and the area has also housed occasional musical recitals in the presence of the pontiff; during a conclave it was used as a promenade for the cardinals.[1]
Gallery
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Submission of Frederick Barbarossa before Pope Alexander III during the signing of the Treaty of Venice by Giuseppe Salviati and Giuseppe Porta -
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Pope Gregory XI returns to Rome from Avignon by Vasari -
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Admiral Coligny is wounded before Massacre of St Bartholemew by Vasari -
Defenestration of Coligny and Massacre of St Bartholemew by Vasari -
Paintings and Marble on southern wall -
Ceiling stuccos by Perin del Vaga
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Howe, E. (1976). "Architecture in Vasari's 'Massacre of the Huguenots'". Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. 39: 258-261. JSTOR 751147. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ D'emilio, Frances (19 November 2016). "Pope decries 'virus' of polarization over race, faith". San Antonio Express-News. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "The Vatican". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
[edit]- The Vatican: spirit and art of Christian Rome, a book from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Sala Regia (pp. 126–127)
- Celletti, Alessio (January–March 2013). "Autorappresentazione papale ed età della Riforma: gli affreschi della Sala Regia Vaticana" [Papal Self-Representation and the Age of Reformation: The Frescoes of the Vatican Sala Regia]. Eurostudium 3W (in Italian). Roma. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
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