Rome is full of churches, most of them built during the old days of the imperial Papacy, when churches and parishes competed in the 17th and 18th centuries for the most elaborate domes, art, stonework, and architecture. This edifice is the dome of the Church of St. Rocco. St. Rocco was a healer saint and his shrine was built next to a hospital and maternity ward, which is no longer standing. Many of these domes were painted in the interior with scenes of heaven and floating angels.
This drawing was done on site and later glued into my Roman sketchbook. Now 45 years later the glue has dried up and the drawing has an antique look to it.
Pencil on sketchbook leaf, 10" x 8", 1975.
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