Rucellai Sepulchre, Renaissance chapel in San Pancrazio Church, Florence, Italy.
The Rucellai Sepulchre features marble walls decorated with thirty square panels displaying geometrical and natural patterns in black and white inlays.
Leon Battista Alberti designed this chapel for Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai in 1458, completing the construction of this funerary monument in 1467.
The sepulchre reproduces the dimensions and architecture of Christ's tomb in Jerusalem, incorporating Renaissance design elements and marble decorations.
Visitors can access the sepulchre through the Marino Marini Museum at Piazza San Pancrazio 2, with entrance tickets costing 10 euros.
The interior walls contain inscriptions referencing Jesus of Nazareth, while thirty marble squares display symbols connected to the Rucellai and Medici families.
Location: Florence
Inception: 1457
Architects: Leon Battista Alberti
Architectural style: Renaissance architecture
GPS coordinates: 43.77196,11.24990
Latest update: March 3, 2025 12:28
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