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s. agnese in agone
S. Agnese in Agone Church is a very ancient one, the first little building was arranged between the ruins of the stadium’s fornices, later in the XII century Pope Callisto II converted it into a small basilica.
The present look is owed to Pope Innocenzo X Pamphili who commissioned Carlo Rainaldi to design a new church; anyway, since the Pope was not satisfied of Rainaldi work, he commissioned Borromini.
The internal has a Greek cross shape, six altars are arranged in the walls. The first one (getting in right hand): “ the death of S. Alessio”, was made by Giovanni Francesco Rossi, the second one is: “S. Agnese” by Ercole Ferrata, the third one is:”Holy Family and angels” by Domenico Guidi, the fourth is: “S. Cecilia martyrdom” by Ercole Antonio Raggi, the fifth is: “S. Sebastiano” by Pietro Paolo Campi, the sixth is: “S. Eustachio between the wild beasts” by Melchiorre Caffà.
Ercole Ferrata and Domenico Guidi, the great Algardi’s pupils, were commissioned, but they had to work “according to the Master’s designed, who in the while was death (1653).
Innocenzo X tomb was made by Giovanni Battista Maini.
The dome fresco “Gloria del Paradiso” is a work by Ciro Ferri.
The wonderful pendentives (1665), are a Baciccia (Giovan Battista Gaulli) masterpiece.
Getting down the underground you can see the remains of the Domitian Stadium and a work (1653), by Algardi “the miracle of S. Agnese’ s hair”.
The sacristy (1666) was designed by Borromini.
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Photo 1: the original design by Carlo Rainaldi, before Borromini redesign
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Photo 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10: the Church outside
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Photo 9: the Innocenziano (Innocenzo X) college, close to the church, designed by Borromini
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Photo 11: the altar by Giovanni Francesco Rossi
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Photo 12, 13: altar and statue by Ercole Ferrata
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Photo 14: altar by Domenico Guidi
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Photo 15: altar by Ercole Antonio Raggi
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Photo 16: altar by Pietro Paolo Campi
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Photo 17: altar by Melchiorre Caffà
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Photo 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24:the pendentives by Baciccia
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Photo 25: the dome by Ciro Ferri
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Photo 26, 27, 28: internal details
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Photo 29: the sacristy by Borromini
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