Lazio Rieti Rieti S. Agostino, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Medieval Architecture, sculpture, painting. The church dates from the 13th century, and still possesses two gothic portals. The main portal, of the 14th century, contains a semicircular tympanum within which is a fresco of the Madonna and Child with S. Augustine and S. Nicholas of Bari, a work of the Sienese school from 1354. Above the lunette in the gable is a relief of the Lamb of God. The other medieval portal on one of the transept arms is less elaborate than the main portal, consisting of double-arcade
Lazio Rieti Rieti S. Agostino, this is my Italy, the italian country of visual history, Medieval Architecture, sculpture, painting. The church dates from the 13th century, and still possesses two gothic portals. The main portal, of the 14th century, contains a semicircular tympanum within which is a fresco of the Madonna and Child with S. Augustine and S. Nicholas of Bari, a work of the Sienese school from 1354. Above the lunette in the gable is a relief of the Lamb of God. The other medieval portal on one of the transept arms is less elaborate than the main portal, consisting of double-arcaded windows and a central round window above. Post-medieval Architecture, sculpture, painting. The interior of the structure dates from the Baroque period end 17th century. In a left side chapel is a cycle of frescoes dating from the 16th century, depicting Christ blessing. In a right side chapel is a cycle of scenes from the life of S. Augustine, dating from the 17th century. Above the altar of the left transept arm, is a painting of the Ecstacy of S. Rita da Cascia, by Lattanzio Niccoli 1634. In the right transept arm is a depiction of the Massacre of the Innocents, by Ludovico Carosi 1712. Another side altar contains a painting of the Madonna and child with saints by Giovanni Giacomo Pandolfi 1599.
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