Rucellai Sepulchre

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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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