The Arch of San Lazzaro ( it, Arco di San Lazzaro) is a

triumphal arch A triumphal arch is a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road. In its simplest form a triumphal arch consists of two massive piers connected by an arch, crow ...

that stands just outside and east of the city of

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

, Region of Emilia-Romagna. It was constructed in 1628 under the designs of

Giovanni Battista Magnani Giovanni Battista Magnani (21 September 1571 – 1653) was an Italian architect working entirely in Parma in the first half of the 17th century. He was the most successful of a family of masons and architects that included his father Nicostrato and ...

to celebrate the arrival to the city of Margherita de’ Medici, the new wife of the then Duke

Odoardo Farnese Odoardo Farnese (28 April 1612 – 11 September 1646), also known as Odoardo I Farnese to distinguish him from his grandson Odoardo II Farnese, was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1622 to 1646. Biography Odoardo was the eldest legit ...

. At the time of its construction, the panels of the arch were painted by Pomponio Amidano with historical tableaus, depicting # Marcus Aemilius Lepidus founds a Roman Colony in Parma. # Parma sends Citizens to Rome to aid them during Floods. # The siege of Parma by Legates of

Sulla Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He won the first large-scale civil war in Roman history and became the first man of the Republic to seize power through force. Sulla had ...

urging rebellion against Rome. # Parma offers 1,000 citizens to protect Julius Caesar. # Frederick II defeat in the 1248 Battle of Parma. # Celebration of the victory with dedications to the Virgin. The paintings were decayed over time and in 1819 were replaced to celebrate the visit to Parma of the Austrian Emperor.Nuova Guida di Parma
3rd edition, by Carlo Malaspina, page 100.

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