Tauroctony of Aula Gotica

In 1996, while cleaning the walls of the so-called Gothic Hall of the Convent of the Saints Quattro Coronati, Andreina Draghi and her team discovered an impressive cycle of medieval frescoes. The frescoes were covered by a blue paint. After the removal of about 850 square metres of surface, more than 300 very vivid paintings have been revealed, reproducing a wonderful repertoire of wall motifs and decorations, most of them excellently preserved.

The paintings date from a pre-Gothic period between 1246 and 1255. Most of the scenes are of a profane nature and are largely attributed to

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