Santa Maria in Via Lata


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It gives the impression of looking from below into an open pavilion on the plan of a chamfered rectangle, with statuary and the sky visible through the arches to the sides. An angel and a putto are disporting themselves. The label "Assumpta est Maria in coelum" refers to the fresco in the conch of the sanctuary below, where Our Lady is waiting to ascend into her heavenly pavilion.

(Photo borrowed from internet)
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