On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P00995
- Author
- Murillo, Bartolom
- Title
- The Foundation of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome: 1. The Patrician Reveals his Dream to the Pope
- Chronology
- Ca. 1663
- Technique
- Óleo
- Support
- Lienzo
- Measures
- 232 cm x 524 cm
- School
- Española
- Theme
- Religión
- On display
- Yes
- Procedence
- Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, 1901
This is one of a pair of paintings representing the miraculous origin of the founding of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. They were commissioned by the Church of Santa Mar
