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TOMB OF HIERONIMO BASSO IN THE HEART OF THE CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DEL POPOLO IN ROME,Italy,1874 Print,Antique Engraving,Italian Architecture Print TOMB OF HIERONIMO BASSO IN THE HEART OF THE CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DEL POPOLO IN ROME,Italy,1874 Print,Toscany Architecture Print Historical Collectible Italian Architecture Art PrintPrint shows the CLOSEUP DETAILS OF THE TOMBSanta Maria del Popolo Our Lady of the People Church dedicated to Our Lady. A chapel dedicated to Our Lady was built here, over the Roman tombs of the Domitii family, by Pope Paschal II in 1099. It was financed by the people of Rome, which explains its appellation. Tradition claims that emperor Nero was buried on the slope of the Pincian hill by the piazza. In 1099, Pope Paschal II had his remains disinterred and thrown into the Tiber at the request of those who lived in the area. The chapel was built were the grave had been. It was enlarged and consecrated as a church by Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241). Baccio Pontelli rebuilt it between 1472 and 1479 on the orders of Pope Sixtus IV, making this one of the first Renaissance churches. He also had a monastery built adjacent to the church, and both were given to the Augustinian monks. It was in this monastery that Martin Luther stayed during his visit to Rome in 1511. Bernini carried out alterations to the fa?ade and the interior in the 17th century, on orders from Pope Alexander VII (1655-1667). The Cistercian vaults in the nave and aisles have been preserved, but Bernini had them decorated with saints and angels in stucco. To the left of the main door is the tomb of G.B. Gisleni, died 1672. The Polish architect made it himself in 1670. It is a macabre monument, with a skeleton wrapped in a shroud and an inscription on the side saying ?Neither alive in this world or dead in the next? Two bronze medallions show the metamorphosis of a larva into a butterfly, a symbol of the death in this world and the new life in the next. The baptistery has two ciboria by Andrea Bregno. The tombs of the Francesco Cardinal Castiglione (died 1568) and Antonio Cardinal Pallavicini (died 1507) are also here. The Cappella della Rovere has frescoes by Pinturicchio from 1485-1489, including a Nativity. The same artist decorated the Chapel of St Augustine. On the right side is the tomb of Juan Cardinal de Castro (died 1506), perhaps by Antonio Sangallo the Younger. On the left, the tomb of Cristoforo Cardinal della Rovere (died 1478) is by Andrea Bregno, and that of Domenico Cardinal della Rovere (died 1501) is by Mino da Fiesole. The next chapel on the right-hand side is the Cappela Cybo, designed by Carlo Fontana for Alderano Cardinal Cybo between 1682 and 1687. There is a bust of the founder in the chapel. It contains the tomb of Bishop Girolamo Foscari (died 1463), by Vecchietta, as well as tombs of various members of the Cybo family. The altarpiece by Carlo Maratta depicts The Assumption and Four Doctors of the Church. Below the altar is an urn containing the relics of St Faustina, which were brought here from the catacombs. In the next chapel is the tomb of Giovanni della Rovere, made 1483 by the school of Andrea Bregno. The frescoes are by the school of Pinturicchio, and have recently been restored. At the end of the right aisle you will find the Cappella Costa with the tombs of Giovanni Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503), and his mother Vannozza Cattanei. Her original funeral plaque was defaced by enemies of the Borgias, and has been moved to the porch of San Marco. The founder of the chapel, Jorge (Giorgio) Cardinal da Costa, is buried on the left. The bronze effigy of Pietro Cardinal Foscari is thought to be by Giovanni di Stefano, but was formerly attributed to Vecchietta. The altarpiece is by the school of Andrea Bregno. In the right transept is an altarpiece of the Visitation by Giovan Maria Morandi. The angels on the frame are by Ercole Ferrata and Arrigo Giard? On the right side is the tomb of Ludovico Cardinal Podoca. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 52177
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