San Pietro in Montorio

Image View Description

Interior: View from Crossing

Date

1481-1500

Creator
Pontelli, Baccio (Italian architect, ca. 1450-1492)
Work Type
architecture
Style/Period
Renaissance
Culture
Italian
Location
Rome (Italy)
Notes

Commissioned by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, on the site of 9th century chapel and supposed burial site of St. Peter. Titular Church served by the Franciscans. Many famous artists have contributed to the decoration of the church over the years, including: Francesco Fontana, Sebastiano del Piombo (nave frescos), Bramante (the Tempietto), Giovanni del Vecchio, Giorgio Vasari (altarpiece), and Bernini (Raimondi chapel).

Image Source

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Photographer
Gina Ciancone
Record ID
1213_rome2012_sanpietro_vr_001