 Introduction
History
The basilica underwent several restorations and rebuildings, among them a restoration by Pope Adrian I, rebuilding by Pope Sixtus IV and by Pope Julius II. There was also a renovation in 1875. The front portico, attributed to Baccio Pontelli, was added in 1475. The cloister (1493-1503) has been attributed to Giuliano da Sangallo.
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Interior
Moses is depicted with horns, as opposed to “the radiance of the Lord”, due to the similarity in the Latin between the word for “beams of light” and “horns”. This kind of iconographoic symbolism was common in early sacred art, and in this case gives ease to the sculptor (as sculpting concrete horns is easier than sculpting abstract light) and would have been understood by all who saw it as referring to the radience of Moses' face; they would not have actually thought that he had horns.
Other art works include two canvas of Saint Augustine and St. Margret by Guercino, the monument of cardinal Girolamo Agucchi designed by Domenichino (also author of a sacristy fresco depicting the Liberation of St. Peter (1604). The altarpiece on the first chapel to the left is a Deposition by Pomarancio. The tomb of Nicolo Cardinal da Cusa (d 1464), with the relief Cardinal Nicholas before St Peter is by Andrea Bregno. Painter and sculptor Antonio Pollaiuolo is buried here. The cloister, built at the end of the 15th century, is also worth visiting.
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