Jacopo Torriti, The Apse at Santa Maria Maggiore

13th century
Mosaic
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome

This mosaic was commissioned by Nicholas IV, the first Franciscan pope, to replace the one installed in the fifth century when the church was built by Pope Sixtus III.

Details:

• Saints on the left
• Saints on the right
• The Central Medallion: Coronation of the Virgin
• Episodes in the band below the main image:
• The Annunciation
• The Nativity
• The Dormition
• The Adoration of the Magi
• The Presentation in the Temple

• Home Page
• Coronation of the Virgin
• This Page

Photographed at the basilica by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.