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Choir Chapel

Dome of the Vestibule, detail
(1711-1716)

Eternal Father
From designs by
Marcantonio Franceschini


 




















The Upper Mosaics of St Peter's
Choir Chapel - Vestibule Dome
DOME:
1. The Eternal Father among the four living
     creatures: eagle, lion, angel and bull
2. The twenty-four elders of the Apocalypse

SPANDRELS:
3. Daniel
4. King David
5. Jonah
6. Habakkuk
LUNETTES:
 7. Jeremiah
 8. Deborah and Barak sing a
      song of thanksgiving
 9. Deborah sends for Barak  
10. Judith with the head of Holofernes 
11. Moses prays supported by Aaron and Hur
12. Azariah rebukes Uzziah

ANGELS:
A1
A2
A3
A4



Choir Chapel Vestibule








 

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