Codice albumGBB-F-005852

Codice inventarioGBB-F-005852-0000

1880 ca, ROME, ITALY : Church of SANTA MARIA DEL POPOLO, tomb of Cardinal GIROLAMO BASSO DELLA ROVERE (1434 - 1507). Undentified photographer. Monument by sculptor and architect ANDREA SANSOVINO (1467 - 1529). Basso della Rovere was the son of Giovanni Basso (Marquess of Bistagno and Monastero) and his wife Luchina della Rovere of the House of della Rovere and sister of Pope Sixtus IV. Between 1471 and 1484 he built a new family chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome, the same church that his relatives, Pope Sixtus IV and Domenico della Rovere significantly rebuilt and embellished. The Basso Della Rovere Chapel was decorated by the favourite artist of the family, Pinturicchio and his workshop. Girolamo's father, Giovanni Basso was buried in the chapel.

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