Santa Maria del Popolo


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Cappella del Crocifisso
This chapel originally belonged to the Cybo family, and was founded by Teodorina Cybo after she fell off her horse and escaped harm. The frescoes of walls and vault are by the Flemish painter Luigi Primo, and depict the Legend of the True Cross. He finished the cycle in 1640.
(Plan location #8)

Related links:  Luigi Primo (1605-1667)

(Photo borrowed from internet)