Coffered Ceiling
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The polychrome coffered ceiling in Sant’Agnese Fuori le Mura in Rome was commissioned by Pope Paul V (reigned 1605–1621). At the centre is a sculpted figure of Saint Agnes with a lamb and a palm of martyrdom, flanked by effigies of Saints Cecilia with an organ and Catherine of Siena holding lilies, symbols of purity and chastity. The ceiling has been restored and regilded.
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Sant'Agnese Fuori le Mura, Rome
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Coffered Ceiling, Ceiling, Saint Agnes, Pope Paul V, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Cecilia