San Pietro in Vincoli

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  • San Pietro in Vincoli
  • Type: basiliche
    Date: 1481 / 1500
    Period: Cinquecento (Some important artists like Michelangelo, Raffaello and Bramante brought the new ideas of Classicism)

    Address: Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli, 4
    (Centro Storico)
    Zone: Rione I Monti

    Horary: from April to September: 8.00 am - 12.30 pm and 3.30 pm - 7.00 pm
    from October to March: 8.00 am - 12.30 pm and 3.00 pm - 6.00 pm
    Ticket: Gratis
    Phone: 0697844950 - 0697844952
  • The published information is subject to change, so we suggest you telephone to confirm.

  • It has a very ancient origin but its actual shape dates back to the last years of the V century. In it you can admire the Mosè by Michelangelo which is a work of art, unique for its incomparable expressiveness and beauty.

Location and History

It rises in the homonymous square near the modern Faculty of Engineering. The basilica dates back to the Imperial Age and was constructed according to Eudossia's will, who was the wife of Emperor Valentiniano III . For this reason it is also named Eudossiana Basilica.

Description

The internal structure of this basilica is characterized by a double Doric colonnade. At the end of the right aisle you can admire the " Mausoleo di Giulio II", realized by Michelangelo, having in its middle the statue of Mosè which is a masterpiece of the Renaissance. The façade of this basilica is preceded by a porch with five arcades which rest on octagonal stone pillars.

  • Realization by

Amedeo Di Francesco said Meo Caprino (Architetto)
Baccio Pontelli (Architetto)

  • Commissioned by

Francesco Della Rovere
Giuliano Della Rovere
Giovanni Francesco Albani said Pope Clemente XI (Pontefice)

Cristoforo Foppa
  • Cristoforo Foppa said Caradosso
  • (Scultore)
    con le porte di bronzo che custodiscono le catene di san Pietro, realizzate nel 1477
  • Domenico Zampieri said Domenichino
  • (Pittore)
    con il sepolcro e il "Ritratto del cardinale Margotti" posto nel secondo altare della navata destra e con il dipinto "Liberazione di san Pietro"
Giovanni Battista Parodi (Pittore) con il grande affresco nella volta "Miracolo delle catene di san Pietro" del 1704.
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
Michelangelo Buonarroti
  • Michelangelo Buonarroti
  • (Architetto)
    del quale si può ammirare la famosa statua del "Mosè" nella tomba di Giulio II posta nel transetto destro. E anche, seppur di minore interesse, la Rachele e Lia
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Andrea Bregno
  • Andrea Bregno
  • (Scultore)
    con la Tomba del Cardinale Nicola Cusano in adorazione di san Pietro e l'angelo liberatore del 1465 e la Tomba di Pio II
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Jacopo Coppi (Pittore) con l' affresco "Cristo benedicente con la Madonna, angeli con simboli della Passione e angeli musicanti; Storie del crocifisso miracoloso di Beirut; Storie di san Pietro" del 1577.
Luigi Capponi (Scultore) con il monumento funebre "Ritratto di Antonio del Pollaiolo; Ritratto di Pietro del Pollaiolo; Cristo Redentore benedicente; Stemma" databile nel periodo 1498 - 1510.
Benedetto Zalone (Pittore) con il dipinto "Sant'Agostino" databile nel periodo 1615 - 1644.
Giovanni Paolo Lolmo (Pittore) con il dipinto "Madonna Immacolata" databile nel periodo 1570 - 1595.

Other:

Carlo Maratta (Pittore), Francesco Fontana (Architetto), Giacomo Del Duca said Jacopo (Architetto), Pier Francesco Mola (Pittore), Pietro Pollaiolo (Pittore), Raffaello di Bartolomeo Sinibaldi said Raffaello da Montelupo (Pittore)

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