Chiesa di Santa Marta, Rome, Italy
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Castita, The picture shows a woman on the ceiling fresco of a wall at Saint Marta Church in Rome, the woman riding a horse and carries a stick and hold a crown of flowers on her hand. This is used to represent chastity or sexual purity before or outside marriage.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0074.4; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Innocenza, The picture shows a woman on the ceiling fresco of a wall at Saint Marta Church in Rome, the woman smiles. There is a sheep near her shoulder. The picture implies innocence.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0074.1; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Penitenza, The picture shows a woman on the ceiling fresco of a wall at Saint Marta Church in Rome, the woman puts crown of thorns on her head and carries a cross on her hand and looks up to heaven.This is used to represent a penance or voluntary repentance and suffering for doing wrong.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0074.3; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Speranza, The picture shows a woman on the ceiling fresco of a wall at Saint Marta Church in Rome, the woman looks up and carries a crown in her hand and there is stick in her hand.This picture is used to represent hope.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0074.2; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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