Santa Prassede all'Esquilino


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Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary
The painting on the right hand wall shows the Execution of Tesauro Beccaria, a Vallombrosan monk and cardinal who was beheaded in Florence for favoring the Ghibelline (pro-papal) party. He used to be regarded by the Vallumbrosans as a martyr, but without official sanction. The artist was Domenico Pestrini.

Related links:  Giovanni Domenico Pestrini (1680-1740)