Basso della Rovere Chapel, Renaissance chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy.
The hexagonal chapel features a ribbed vault, white marble entrance balustrade, and walls with porphyry columns supporting a gilded entablature.
Bishop Girolamo Basso della Rovere commissioned the chapel's decoration between 1484 and 1492, following Pope Sixtus IV's reconstruction of the basilica.
Pinturicchio and his workshop created the frescoes depicting stories from the Virgin Mary's life and saints, including Augustine, Francis, and Anthony of Padua.
The chapel contains multiple artworks, including a marble Pietà by Gian Cristoforo Romano and a funeral monument crafted by Andrea Bregno's workshop.
The chapel's pedestal displays illusionistic monochrome reliefs with painted books in perspective, complemented by decorative maiolica floor tiles from Deruta.
Location: Rome
Creator: Pinturicchio
GPS coordinates: 41.91140,12.47650
Latest update: March 3, 2025 13:53
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