The church is an example, little changed since the 15th century, of a hall church with semi-circular apse and mosaics.

ROSC1: Courtyard of San Clemente

ROSC2: Interior of San Clemente 

ROSC3: San Clemente, interior, choir enclosure

ROSC4: San Clemente, interior, choir enclosure detail

ROSC5: San Clemente, interior, pulpit

ROSC6: San Clemente, interior, Pascal candlestick

ROSC7: San Clemente, interior, apse and baldacchino

ROSC8: San Clemente, interior, apse

ROSC9: San Clemente, interior, apse mosaic with detail of St. Ambrose

ROSC10: San Clemente, interior, apse mosaic with detail of Saints Paul and Lawrence

ROSC11: San Clemente, interior, apse mosaic with detail of sheep
 
 
 

A church on the Aventine Hill, built in the 5th century, Santa Sabina also shows the hall church with semi-circular apse.

ROSS1: Santa Sabina, exterior of apse and south side

ROSS2: Santa Sabina, exterior of clerestory windows, south side

ROSS3: Santa Sabina, exterior south porch

ROSS4: Santa Sabina, wooden entrance door, 5th century

ROSS5: Santa Sabina, wooden entrance door, 5th century, detail of Moses and Elijah scenes

ROSS5A: Santa Sabina, interior, towards chancel, 5th century,  © Oliver Radford

ROSS6: Santa Sabina interior, north side

ROSS7: Santa Sabina interior, detail of window formed of stone and alabaster panes

ROSS8: Santa Sabina interior, detail of reused Roman Corinthian capital

ROSS9: Santa Sabina interior, tomb slab, 14th century

ROSS10: Santa Sabina interior, tomb slab, 14th century, detail of upper portion

ROSS11: Santa Sabina interior, choir enclosure, detail

ROSS12: Santa Sabina interior, wall tabernacle, 13th century

ROSS13: Santa Sabina cloister, 13th century

ROSS14: Santa Sabina cloister, 13th century, side

ROSS15: Santa Sabina cloister, 13th century, detail of triangular capital

ROSS16: Santa Sabina cloister, 13th century, detail of double columns with leaf capital
 

Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere

This church contains late 13th century mosaics in the apse, and Arnolfo di Cambio’s Ciborium of 1285. Although much of the church, especially the nave, were altered in the 17th century, the aforementioned elements are an example of how many Roman churches looked in Kempe’s day.

ROSCT1: Facade

ROSCT2: Interior, detail of apse and ciborium by Arnolfo di Cambio, c.1285

ROSCT3: Interior, detail of apse and ciborium by Arnolfo di Cambio, c.1285

ROSCT4: Interior, detail of ciborium by Arnolfo di Cambio, c.1285