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Pope Sixtus's tomb was destroyed in the Sack of Rome in 1527. Today, his remains, along with the remains of his nephew Pope Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere), are interred in St. Peter's Basilica, in the floor in front of the monument to Pope Clement X.
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of Italy. Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries. The two bronze papal tombs (Sixtus IV and Innocent VIII) executed between 1484 and 1496 by the Pollaiuolo workshop for St Peter's, Rome, were the grandest of the 15th century, and the only tombs to be transferred into the new basilica when Old St Peter's ...
Jul 2, 2017 · Tomb of Pope Sixtus IV: Overall view of the tomb The two bronze papal tombs (Sixtus IV and Innocent VIII) executed between 1484 and 1496 by the Pollaiuolo workshop for St Peter's, Rome, were the grandest of the 15th century, and the only tombs to be transferred into the new basilica when Old St Peter's was demolished in 1506.
On August 12th 1484, Pope Sixtus IV died in Rome. The beautiful bronze funerary monument to Pope Sixtus IV (r. 1471-84), the work of Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1433-98), is on display in the Treasury Museum ( Museo Storico Artistico Tesoro ), in St Peter's Basilica.
The main series of images on which this capstone will focus is Pollaiuolo’s Tomb of Pope Sixtus IV, c. 1484-1493, (figure 4). Painter, goldsmith, and draftsman, Antonio Pollaiuolo, who often worked with his brother Piero Pollaiuolo, created this monumental freestanding bronze tomb, adapting his skills from smaller scale metalworking to ...
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Pope Sixtus’ tomb was destroyed in the Sack of Rome in 1527. Today, his remains, along with the remains of his nephew Pope Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere), are interred in St. Peter’s Basilica in the floor in front of the monument to Pope Clement X. A simple marble tombstone marks the site.
Monument of Sixtus IV. 1484-93. Bronze, length 445 cm. Grotte Vaticane, Rome. The two bronze papal tombs executed between 1484 and 1496 by the Pollaiuolo workshop for St Peter's, Rome, were the grandest of the 15th century, and the only tombs to be transferred into the new basilica when Old St Peter's was demolished in 1506.
