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Rome Colle Aventino
Rome Colle Aventino, Basilica of Santa Sabina .Particular the large carved cypress portal, dating back to the 5th century and perfectly preserved, the first example of Christian wooden sculpture. The eighteen panels that compose it are truly extraordinary, and represent scenes from the Old and New Testament. You can clearly see two different artists working in the door, one is more classicist with a Hellenistic stamp, the other has carved representations of popular art, including the first preserved image of Christ crucified between the two thieves. Go and look for the scene of the passage of the Red Sea: a few years after Napoleon's death, the restorer changed the features of the evil pharaoh who was drowning into those of the obviously hated emperor!
