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San Gregorio Magno al Celio

Also interesting is the Salviati Chapel, designed by Francesco da Volterra and finished by Carlo Maderno in 1600: it includes an ancient fresco which, according to the associated tradition, spoke to St. Gregory, and a marble altar (1469) by Andrea Bregno and pupils.

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The noted art historian, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, described this sculpture in his History of Ancient Art (published in 1764).

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