Salviati chapel, Renaissance chapel in Basilica of St. Mark, Florence, Italy

The Salviati Chapel, also called the Chapel of Sant'Antonino, opens off the left side of the nave of San Marco in Florence. It was built from the late 16th century as a separate space with its own exterior entrance, distinct from the church in plan and elevation. The upper chapel holds the saint's remains beneath the altar, with a cupola frescoed by Bernardino Poccetti and an altarpiece of the Descent into Limbo by Alessandro Allori.

The Salviati family built the chapel from the crypt upward, probably from 1580, as a cartouche on the wall records; the crypt holds the family tombs. The upper chapel, designed by Giambologna to hold the remains of Saint Antoninus under the altar, was decorated largely by Alessandro Allori, whose grisaille work was finished in 1588.

The chapel takes its second name, Sant'Antonino, from the saint whose body lies beneath the altar; the Salviati family built it to house those remains. In the vestibule, two large frescoes by Passignano show the transfer and the recognition of the saint's body.

The chapel is located within the basilica complex and visitors should coordinate their visit with the church's general opening times. It makes sense to explore the basilica as a whole, seeing multiple artworks in one visit.

The chapel was built from the crypt upward, begun around 1580 as an inscription on its wall records, and the Salviati family members are buried there. The upper chapel, holding the saint's remains beneath the altar, was designed by Giambologna and largely decorated by Alessandro Allori.