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Rome. Italy. View of the colonnade interior and frescoed ceiling of San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) basilica. Founded in the 5th century and restored and modified over time, the church houses the relic of the chains that bound Saint Peter in prison and is home to Michelangelo's magnificent statue of Moses. The interior central arch rests on two granite columns with Corinthian capitals. The central nave is lined by 20 ancient Doric columns of Hymettic marble on Ionic bases. The 6.2 metre high columns are said to have been plundered from a temple in Greece. The ceiling fresco of the central aisle is known as the Miracle of the chains, a painting by G.B. Parodi (1706) which shows a count in the entourage of Emperor Otto I liberated from possession by the devil in year 969.

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San Pietro in Vincoli - Rome - Italy
Rome. Italy. View of the colonnade interior and frescoed ceiling of San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) basilica. Founded in the 5th century and restored and modified over time, the church houses the relic of the chains that bound Saint Peter in prison and is home to Michelangelo's magnificent statue of Moses. The interior central arch rests on two granite columns with Corinthian capitals. The central nave is lined by 20 ancient Doric columns of Hymettic marble on Ionic bases. The 6.2 metre high columns are said to have been plundered from a temple in Greece. The ceiling fresco of the central aisle is known as the Miracle of the chains, a painting by G.B. Parodi (1706) which shows a count in the entourage of Emperor Otto I liberated from possession by the devil in year 969.

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