ROMA - La CAPPELLA SISTINA della Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Sixtus V, a great protagonist of the urban transformation of Rome at the end of the 16th century, chose the basilica as a sumptuous burial site for himself, for his family and for his great protector Pope Pius V. For this purpose he commissioned his architect Domenico Fontana, in 1585, to erect a new monumental chapel, dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament, memorable - as well as for the furnishings and materials used - because it integrated the ancient oratory of the Nativity, with the sculptures of Arnolfo, the related relics of the manger and the reliefs made by the sculptor Niccolò Fiammingo. By Giovanni Antonio Paracca, known as Valsoldo, is the statue depicting Sixtus V which portrays the Pontiff on his knees, with his gaze on the Tabernacle and the Crib in the Crypt. The altar in the center of the chapel is beautiful: four life-size gilded bronze angels, the work of Sebastiano Torregiani, support the ciborium which is the model of the chapel itself, richly decorated with angels and prophets in the round and bas-reliefs on the doors. At the foot of the altar, at the end of the double staircase of the Confession that leads to the Oratory of the Nativity, is the nativity of Cecchino da Pietrasanta from the sixteenth century. Source: https://www.vatican.va/various/basili... https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilic... Music: Original music by Savfk (   / savfkmusic   www.facebook.com/savfkmusic) The music in this video is licensed under a 'Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)'. You can find the link to that license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Filmed with SONY RX10M3 in 4K. #roma #rome #italia #italy