Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Three Dimensional Rendering of the Sanctuary of the Constantinian Basilica of St. Peter's

A reader points out that the author of the Italian blog Traditio Liturgica has created a computerized, three-dimensional recreation of the ordering of the sanctuary of the Constantinian basilica of St. Peter's in Rome.


For cross-reference, here is an image of this sanctuary as painted by Raphael in his Donation of Constantine:


One will note the hanging lamps and candlesticks on top of the balustrade. For more on this see our December 2009 article on Standards, Funalia or Candelabra Magna.

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