The research aimed to verify the still today accessible areas of the catacomb of St. Hippolytus - carried out specifically to its southern regions in respect of the martyrial basilica - has led to the discovery of a completely unknown frescoed cubiculum, never until now documented. In its first part, the paper investigates the reasons of this absence, in considering the history of the explorations in the southern and western sectors of the catacomb, carried out between the 19 th and 20 th centuries. The papers continues with an architectural reading of the cubiculum and an iconographic analysis of the paintings. The discovery of the cubiculum and the very recent identification of a new region to the East of the martyrial basilica open new and relevantperspectives for the knowledge of st. Hippolytus’ catacomb.
Un nuovo cubicolo dipinto nella catacomba di S. Ippolito sulla via Tiburtina / Nuzzo, Donatella; Pallocca, Flavio. - In: RIVISTA DI ARCHEOLOGIA CRISTIANA. - ISSN 0035-6042. - XCVIII:2(2022), pp. 241-266.
Un nuovo cubicolo dipinto nella catacomba di S. Ippolito sulla via Tiburtina
Flavio Pallocca
2022
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The research aimed to verify the still today accessible areas of the catacomb of St. Hippolytus - carried out specifically to its southern regions in respect of the martyrial basilica - has led to the discovery of a completely unknown frescoed cubiculum, never until now documented. In its first part, the paper investigates the reasons of this absence, in considering the history of the explorations in the southern and western sectors of the catacomb, carried out between the 19 th and 20 th centuries. The papers continues with an architectural reading of the cubiculum and an iconographic analysis of the paintings. The discovery of the cubiculum and the very recent identification of a new region to the East of the martyrial basilica open new and relevantperspectives for the knowledge of st. Hippolytus’ catacomb.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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