BORGHESE CHAPEL.
The altar-piece is of jasper; the painting of the Virgin and Child is said to be by S. Luke. Above is the bronze bas-relief representing the miracle of the snow which fell in August A.D. 352 upon the exact space occupied by the basilica. The frescoes are by Guido, Lanfranco, Arpino, and Cigoli.
The monuments of Paul V. and Clement VIII. are composed of beautiful bas-reliefs representing scenes in their lives.
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