Cesare Mariani was an Italian

Italy

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 painter and architect of the late-19th century, active in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 and Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is c. 51,400.-Geography:...

. He continued the inveterate tradition of Italian religious frescoes with work at the cathedral of Sant'Emidio in Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is c. 51,400.-Geography:...

, the church of Madonna delle Grazie in the city of Teramo

Teramo

Teramo is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines and the Adriatic coast...

 in the region of Abruzzo

Abruzzo

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 and the churches of Santa Maria in Aquiro

Santa Maria in Aquiro

Santa Maria in Aquiro is a church in Rome, Italy. It is dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus, and is located on Piazza Capranica.The church is ancient – it was restored by Pope Gregory III in the VIII century, and thus must have existed before then. One theory is that it was the titulus Equitii,...

, Santa Maria del Suffragio

Santa Maria del Suffragio

Santa Maria del Suffragio is a 17th century church in central Rome on the via Giulia, in the rione Ponte.In 1592, the Confraternita del Suffragio was a purgatorial society established adjacent to the church of Saint Biagio della Pagnotta; their goal was to pray for the spirits of the dead and dying...

, and Santo Stefano del Cacco

Santo Stefano del Cacco

Santo Stefano de Pinea or more commonly Santo Stefano del Cacco is a church in Rome dedicated to Saint Stephen, located at Via di Santo Stefano del Cacco 26.-Name:...

. Cesare's style owes as much to the Italian heritage as to modern pre-raphaelite styles; in effect, his work at Sant' Emidio, named for a 4th century saint

Emygdius

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, is striking for its faith that art could revitalize a hagiography that was waning in a secularizing Italy.