TheSala Regia(Regal Room) is a state hall in theApostolic PalaceinVatican City.
Although not intended as such, this broad room is really anantechamberto theSistine Chapel.It also connects to thePauline Chapeland is reached by the long staircase known as theScala Regia.To the left of the entrance formerly stood the papalthrone,which is now at the opposite side before the door leading to the Pauline Chapel.[1]
The hall was begun underPope Paul IIIbyAntonio da Sangallo the Youngerand was completed in 1573. The elegantbarrel vaultis graced by the very impressiveplasterdecorations ofPerino del Vaga.Thestuccoornamentsover the doors are byDaniele da Volterra.By 2019, the room and staircase were open to tourists who visit the Apostolic Palace.
The walls were decorated byLivio Agresti,Giorgio VasariandTaddeo Zuccari.The frescoes depict momentous turning-points in the history of the Church, including the return ofPope Gregory XIfromAvignontoRome,theBattle of Lepanto,three panels narrating events surrounding theSt. Bartholomew's Day massacre,[2]the raising of the ban fromHenry IV,the reconciliation ofPope Alexander IIIwithFrederick BarbarossaandPeter II of Aragonoffering the Kingdom toPope Innocent III.
The hall was originally used for the reception ofprincesand royalambassadors,hence its name.Consistorieswere held in it, but were later transferred to theSaint Peter's Basilicaon November 19, 2016,[3]and the area has also provided an occasional musicalrecitalin the presence of thePope;during aconclaveit was used as apromenadefor thecardinals.[1]
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Submission ofFrederick BarbarossabeforePope Alexander IIIduring the signing of theTreaty of VenicebyGiuseppe SalviatiandGiuseppe Porta -
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Pope Gregory XIreturns to Rome from AvignonbyVasari -
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Admiral Colignyis wounded before Massacre of St Bartholemewby Vasari -
Defenestration of Coligny and Massacre of St Bartholemewby Vasari -
Paintings and Marble on southern wall -
Ceiling stuccos byPerin del Vaga
See also
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- ^abHerbermann, Charles, ed. (1913)..Catholic Encyclopedia.New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^Howe, E. (1976)."Architecture in Vasari's 'Massacre of the Huguenots'".Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes.39.The Warburg Institute:258-261.JSTOR751147.Retrieved15 April2019.
- ^D'emilio, Frances (19 November 2016)."Pope decries 'virus' of polarization over race, faith".My San Antonio.Hearst Newspapers, LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 20 November 2016.Retrieved15 April2019.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "The Vatican".Catholic Encyclopedia.New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
edit- The Vatican: spirit and art of Christian Rome,a book from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Sala Regia (pp. 126–127)
- Alessio Celletti,Autorappresentazione papale ed età della Riforma: gli affreschi della Sala Regia Vaticana,Eurostudium, Roma 2013.[1]
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