Sunday, April 10, 2011

St. Peter in Chains, 2011

We took Monday off. Rain was forecast, and after so much walking Sunday, we needed a rest. Tuesday was Vicki's birthday, and we celebrated at a restaurant called Ostaria da Nerone, then took in the nearby St. Peter in Vinculi (St. Peter in Chains) church, then headed down to the Coliseum.
My antipasti; Vicki had her favorite veal piccata








Domenichino's liberation of St. Peter; in St. Peter in Vinculi




















The church's major attraction, Michaelangelo's Moses




















Closer up



















The associated Rachel, done by M himself (not his shop, 
students, whatever)




















At the altar, the chains that held St. Peter; or possibly the chains the Byzantines 
stretched across the Golden Horn...?
















7th century mosaic of St. Sebastian, sans
arrows




















Tomb of Nicholas of Cusa, Renaissance philosopher (left),
imploring St. Peter...















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