S. Giovanni in Laterano
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | Byzantine Research Fund |
| Reference No. | BRF/01/05/06/001 |
| Level | Item |
| Place |
Rome |
| Dates | November 1888 |
| Donor/Creator |
Weir Schultz, Mr Robert Barnsley, Mr Sidney Howard |
| Scope and Content | Details of sculpture and architectural members. This is a preliminary drawing. It is dated and annotated in pencil on both sides. The unfinished drawing of an elevation of the interior colonnade of the church survives on the reverse. It is initialed (RWS) in pencil. |
| Further information | S. Giovanni of Laterano was the first church built by Constantine the Great in Rome soon after he ascended to the throne in 312. The building, a five-aisled wooden-roofed basilica with galleries, was named after the Roman palace which stood nearby. In the Middle Ages a transept was added to the west side of the monument and its façade was drastically rebuilt. An octagonal baptistery also built by Constantine still survives in excellent condition to the north. S. Giovanni of Laterano was the first church built by Constantine the Great in Rome soon after he ascended to the throne in 312. The building, a five-aisled wooden-roofed basilica with galleries, was named after the Roman palace which stood nearby. In the Middle Ages a transept was added to the west side of the monument and its façade was drastically rebuilt. An octagonal baptestery built by Constantine too, still survives in excellent condition at the north. |