Santa Maria Maggiore


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On the wall to the left of the Holy Door is the spectacular monument to Agostino Favoriti, (1685) by Filippo Carcani from a design by Ludovico Gimignani. The cardinal is shown sitting at a desk with drapery partly concealing his heraldry in marble, in front of a large triangle in Siena marble. The desk is on a plinth in verde antico, and this is in turn on a concave plinth in red jasper flanked by a pair of pedestals. On the latter are large allegorical figures of Fortitude (with the lion) and Religion. A putto with a book is also in attendance. The plinths have reliefs of musical instruments.
(Plan location #15)
Related links:  Agostino Favoriti (1624-1682)
Filippo Carcani (17th cent)
Ludovico Gimignani (1643-1697),