The high altar of the church of Santa Maria dell' Anima is crowned with a beautiful sculpture of a double-headed eagle, the symbol of the Hapsburg Empire.
The eagle's wings are outspread to reveal the Virgin and Child flanked by two souls from Purgatory. Comments are closed.
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My name is David Lown and I am an art historian from Cambridge, England. Since 2001 I have lived in Italy, where I run private and
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