Relief of The Two Holy Families - Sant'Agnese in Agone - Roma, Italy - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The church faces Piazza Navona, one of the main urban spaces in the historic centre of the city and the site where the Early Christian Saint Agnes was martyred in the ancient Stadium of Domitian.

Construction began in 1652 under the architects Girolamo Rainaldi and his son Carlo Rainaldi. After numerous quarrels, the other main architect involved was Francesco Borromini.

The interior decoration is extremely sumptious, and very expensive. One immediately noticeable feature is that the altarpieces are not paintings, but relief carvings in marble. showing

The main altar with the relief of The Two Holy Families by Domenico Guidi shows The Holy Family (to the left) with St John the Baptist and his Parents. St John the Baptist is the boy kneeling in front of the Christ Child, and his parents Zechariah and Elizabeth are to the right.

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Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1676 Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: Via di Santa Maria dell'Anima, 30/A, Roma, Italy 00186 Sculptors Name: Domenico Guidi

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