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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.
- 9 August 1471
- 18 September 1467, by Paul II
- 12 August 1484
- Innocent VIII
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. Around the recumbent effigy of Pope Sixtus IV, whose face was evidently modeled on a death mask, reliefs of seven ...
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.
Dec 8, 2020 · 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 IV ( Italian: Sisto IV; born Francesco della Rovere; 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 to his death, in August 1484. His accomplishments as pope included the construction of the Sistine Chapel and the creation of the Vatican Library.
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.
