Raimondi Chapel
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| Artist | Gian Lorenzo Bernini |
| Year | 1638-1648 |
| Catalogue | 46 |
| Location | San Pietro in Montorio, Rome |
| Preceded by | Memorial to Maria Raggi |
| Followed by | Ecstasy of Saint Teresa |
The Raimondi Chapel, originally the De Raymondi Chapel (Italian: Cappella De Raymondi), is a chapel within the church of San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, Italy. The commonly used modern name reflects an Italianized form of the family surname.[1] The chapel houses the tombs of two members of the De Raymondi family, Francesco and Raimondo. Both the architectural and sculptural elements of the chapel were designed by the artist Gianlorenzo Bernini - it was one of Bernini's first works where the relationship between the sculpture and the architecture was considered as a whole. Elements of the sculptures were executed by other artists in Bernini's circle; Andrea Bolgi did the busts of the two De Raymondi brothers and the accompanying putti. Niccolò Sale undertook the reliefs on the tombs, while Francesco Baratta did the larger relief in the central altar. Work on the chapel took place between 1638 and 1648.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Bolgi, Andrea, detto il Carrarino". treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ^ Wittkower 1997, pp. 263–265.
References
[edit]- Wittkower, Rudolf (1997). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque (4th ed.). London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 9780714837154.
Further reading
[edit]- Baldinucci, Filippo (2006) [1682]. The Life of Bernini. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271730769.
- Bernini, Domenico (2011) [1713]. The Life of Giano Lorenzo Bernini. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 9780271037486.
- Mormando, Franco (2011). Bernini: His Life and His Rome. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226538525.
- Lavin, Irving (1980). Bernini and the Unity of the Visual Arts. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195201840.
External links
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Media related to San Pietro in Montorio (Rome) - Cappella Raimondi at Wikimedia Commons
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