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Constantine’s Conversion and Old Saint Peter’s. Vision of Constantine,Sala di Costantino , Vatican Palace. Vision of Constantine, detail. The labarum (chi-rho and wreath on military standard). Battle of the Milvian Bridge: Sala di Costantino , Vatican Palace. Milvian Bridge.
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Vision of Constantine,SaladiCostantino, Vatican Palace Vision of Constantine, detail
Battle of the Milvian Bridge: SaladiCostantino, Vatican Palace Milvian Bridge
Constantine’s Dream, SS.Quattro Coronati, 13th c. St.Sylvester Shows Portraits, SS.Quattro Coronati
Icons of Peter and Paul, 7th c., Sancta Sanctorum Portraits of Peter and Paul SS.Quattro Coronati
Constantine Founds St. Peter’s, Sala di Costantino Baptism of Constantine, SS.QuattroCoronati
Brick stamp from Mausoleum of Hadrian OSP, 4th c. brick stamps
OSP, 4th c. inscription Calendar of 354 (= Calendar of Philocalus)
Martin Van Heemskerck, St.Peters, 1530s Heemskerck, St.Peters, showing OSP remains in orange
OSP, remains of 4th c. basilica in situ OSP, reused columns
OSP/NSP plans Necropolis in plan and section beneath OSP and NSP
OSP. Foundations and floor in section: 4= Constantinian basilica Pavement levels: 5=Constantinian basilica; 6= present basilica
*OSP construction phases. 320s? OSP, plan with excavated foundations
*OSP reconstruction looking east.320? *OSP. 3 phases seen from east.320s?
*OSP. Apse and transept from south.320? *OSP .transept from south.320?
*OSP section.320? *OSP nave.320?
*Pola Casket, early 5th c. *OSP. Reconstruction of Constantinian shrine and apse.320?
Pola Casket, early 5th c. OSP, Constantinian shrine and apse
OSP, Constantinian Shrine remains *OSP, reconstruction of Constantinian Shrine looking east.320?
Spiral columns: one in Bernini’s baldacchino, eight in reliquary tribunes
*OSP section *OSP plan .320?
*OSP nave colonnade.320? *OSP nave elevation.320?
OSP, composite capital, Renaissance drawing OSP, profiles of bases, Renaissance drawing
OSP marble columns OSP, columns marked. From Peruzzi’s 16th c. drawing
OSP marble columns Red Granite
Baths, Rome Forum
*Baths of Diocletian, 306 A.D. (=Sta. Maria degli Angeli, Michelangelo, 1560)
Baths of Diocletian, 306 Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine, 312
OSP Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
OSP Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
OSP 320? Curia 290
OSP Pantheon
OSP Pantheon
NSP, red granite columns from OSP in south transept NSP facade
NSP. narthex with cipollino columns (back) and granite (front) from OSP NSP. Main entrance with Africano columns from OSP