Santa Maria della Consolazione is a

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church in Rome, Italy at the foot of the Palatine Hill, in rione

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History

The church is named after an icon of the Virgin Mary which was placed on this site to console criminals who were tossed down off the cliff above the church, thought to be the

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from where condemned Ancient Roman criminals were tossed to their death in Roman times. In 1385 a condemned nobleman, Giordanello degli Alberini, paid 2

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s for the icon to provide consolation for criminals facing death. History of the church.
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Architecture and art

A church originally was built here in 1470, but rebuilt during 1583–1600 by

Martino Longhi the Elder Martino Longhi the Elder (1534–1591) was an Italian architect, the father of Onorio Longhi and the grandfather of Martino Longhi the Younger. He is also known as ''Martino Lunghi''. He was born in Viggiù into a family of architects, and initiall ...

, during which time the

Mannerist Mannerism, which may also be known as Late Renaissance, is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, spreading by about 1530 and lasting until about the end of the 16th century in Ita ...

façade was installed. The tympanum was completed in 1827 by Pasquale Belli. The first chapel on the right has frescoes of ''Scenes of the Passion'' (1556) by

Taddeo Zuccari Taddeo Zuccaro (or Zuccari) (1 September 15292 September 1566) was an Italian painter, one of the most popular members of the Roman mannerist school. Biography Zuccaro was born in Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino, the son of Ottaviano Zuccaro, ...

. The second chapel on has a ''Madonna with Child and Saints'' (1575) by

Livio Agresti Livio Agresti (1508–1580), also called Ritius or Ricciutello, was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance or Mannerist period, active both in his native city of Forlì and in Rome, where he died. He was one of the members of the "Forlì paint ...

. The third chapel on the right has a ''Story of Jesus and Virgin'' by

Giovanni Baglione Giovanni Baglione (1566 – 30 December 1643) was an Italian Late Mannerist and Early Baroque painter and art historian. He is best remembered for his acrimonious and damaging involvement with the slightly younger artist Caravaggio and ...

. The chapel to the right of the presbytery has an icon of the Virgin from the 13th century. The altar, designed by Martino Longhi, has a fresco copy of the 14th century ''Madonna della Consolazione'', repainted by

Antoniazzo Romano Antoniazzo Romano, born Antonio di Benedetto Aquilo degli Aquili (c. 1430 – c. 1510) was an Italian Early Renaissance painter, the leading figure of the Roman school during the latter part of the 15th century. He "made a speciality of re ...

. The walls of the presbytery are frescoed with a ''Nativity'' and an ''Assumption'' by

Niccolò Circignani Niccolò Circignani (c. 1517/1524 – after 1596) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period. Biography Born in Pomarance, he is one of three Italian painters called Pomarancio. His first works are documented from th ...

(il Pomarancio), who also painted the ''Scenes of the Life of Mary and Jesus'' in the fifth chapel. The 4th chapel to the left has frescoes on the ''Life of St. Andrew'' by Marzio Colantonio Ganassini. In the 3rd chapel on the left, are frescoes of scenes from the ''Life of the Virgin'' by Francesco Nappi; the 2nd chapel on the left has a ''St Francis receives the Stigmata'' of the 17th century; the 1st chapel has a ''Mystical Marriage of St Catherine'' (c. 1530), and a marble relief by

Raffaello da Montelupo Raffaello da Montelupo (c. 1504/1505 – c. 1566/1567), born Raffaele Sinibaldi, was a sculptor and architect of the Italian Renaissance, and an apprentice of Michelangelo. He was the son of another Italian sculptor, Baccio da Montelupo. Both ...

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Panoramic view of interior.
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