Mellini Chapel, Baroque funeral chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, Italy
The hexagonal chapel contains white and gold stucco decorations with frescoes depicting scenes from Saint Nicholas of Tolentino's life on its walls.
Cardinal Giovanni Garzia Mellini ordered the chapel's reconstruction in the 1620s, replacing two earlier Renaissance tombs with new Baroque monuments.
The walls display eight panels of frescoes painted by Giovanni da San Giovanni between 1623 and 1627, including the scene of Saint Nicholas reviving pigeons.
The chapel stands as the third chamber on the left side of the nave in Santa Maria del Popolo, marked by a carved wooden door with family emblems.
Alessandro Algardi created a Carrara marble bust for Cardinal Giovanni Garzia Mellini's tomb, demonstrating the refined sculptural techniques of the period.
Location: Rome
Inception: 1628
Architectural style: baroque architecture
Part of: Santa Maria del Popolo
GPS coordinates: 41.91139,12.47639
Latest update: March 2, 2025 22:45
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