November 30, St Andrew, Apostle and Martyr, with images illustrating his life, and of and from Roman churches dedicated to him
Last year's post is at November 30, St Andrew, Apostle and Martyr, with images illustrating his life. The images there are
- The Calling of Peter and Andrew, Duccio di Buoninsegna,
- The Calling of the Apostles, Domenico Ghirlandaio
- Saint Andrew and Saint Thomas, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (yes, a painting by Bernini),
- St Andrew Refusing to Worship Idols, Jean-Baptiste Henri Deshayes, and
- The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew, from the Heures d'Etienne Chevalier.
Below the break are images of the Roman churches Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, Sant'Andrea delle Valle and its apse ceiling, the Crucifixion of St Andrew by Mattia Preti in the Church of S Andrea della Valle, and of the Altar of the Miracle, where the Blessed Virgin appeared to Alphonse Ratisbonne in 1842, and where in 1918 (1919?), St Maximilian Maria Kolbe said his first Mass, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte.

S Andrea al Quirinale, Rome

Domenichino (1581-1641) designed the ceiling over the apse of S. Andrea della Valle in 1622-28 when he was at the peak of his fame. He was the leader of the classical school and his neat partition of the space which clearly identified the painted spaces and the paintings themselves echoing ancient statues were considered a masterpiece. They were especially highly praised in the late XVIIIth century and during the whole XIXth century when a visit to S. Andrea della Valle was a "must" for any cultivated traveller. Domenichino paid homage to Michelangelo in the naked figures above the windows. He aloso made use of stucco statues on a gilded background: these statues are shown in the act of supporting the ceiling. The technique of using stucco had just been improved by adding to the mixture finely powdered marble. The statues of this ceiling appear very rigid and stuck to the ceiling.
Source: Baroque Ceilings. See also the Wikipedia article Domenico Zampieri and the Web Gallery of Art's biography. Bob Jones University has his painting of St John the Evangelist, and even quotes Willa Cather on its Italian Gothic page.

S Andrea della Valle in the 18th century
It has the second largest dome in the city.

Crucifixion of St Andrew by Mattia Preti
Church of S Andrea della Valle

Madonna of the Miracle where the Blessed Virgin appeared
to Alphonse Ratisbonne in 1842, Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, Rome
TrackBackAt this altar on April 29, 1918 (1919?), St Maximilian Maria Kolbe said his first Mass, the day after his ordination. There is a memorial to the Saint next to this altar.
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