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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 ...
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.
In the first week of August 1484, Pope Sixtus IV became sick. When he visited Rome on August 10, he was so ill that he canceled his existing plans and took to bed, where he was found dead two days later. The Sack of Rome n 1527 led to the destruction of his tomb and relics. St.
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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The conclave which assembled on the death of Paul II elected him pope, and he ascended the chair of St. Peter as Sixtus IV. His first thought was the prosecution of the war against the Turks, and legates were appointed for France, Spain, Germany, Hungary, and Poland, with the hope of enkindling enthusiasm in these countries.
Having investigated the intellectual circle around Pope Sixtus IV, it should be acknowledged that this tomb was commissioned by one of the closest members of his circle: Giuliano della Rovere, the nephew of Pope Sixtus IV, who would later become Pope Julius II.
