Competing Hermeneutics: The Martyr Murals at Santo Stefano Rotondo

The frescoed martyrdom murals at Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome (c. 1582) have inspired much conflicting commentary down through the centuries. Painted by Niccolò Circignani (familiarly known as il Pomarancio), they feature gruesome, realistic renderings of torture scenes dating from the late Roman p...

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Main Author: Groarke, Louis F. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Renaissance and reformation
Year: 2024, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 41-68
Further subjects:B Catholic
B Jesuit
B Representational Art
B Intentionality
B Niccolò Circignani
B Il Pomarancio
B Readings
B St. Stefano Totondo
B Martyrdom
B Protestant
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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