St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City (1506-1626)

Artist/Designer: Donato Bramante, Raphael da Urbino, Michel Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Giacomo Barozzi Vignola, Baldassare Peruzzi, Domenico Fontana, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Giacomo della Porta

Project Location: Rome, Italy

Figure 1: Perspective view of the nave and altar with Bernini's baldacchino ( Source | Accessed : April 13, 2022 | Photographer: Mike Reid )

Figure 2: Interior of the Dome ( Source | Accessed : April 13, 2022 | Photographer: pasotim1 )

Figure 3: View of the narthex ( Source | Accessed : April 27, 2022 | Photographer: Vincent de Groot )

Figure 4: Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Baldacchino ( Source | Accessed : April 27, 2022 | Photographer: Neil Espina )

Figure 5: Bramante's Plan ( Source | Accessed : April 27, 2022 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 6: Raphael's Plan ( Source | Accessed : April 27, 2022 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 7: Michelangelo's Plan ( Source | Accessed : April 27, 2022 | Photographer: Léon Palustre )

Figure 8: Façade of Saint Peter's Basilica ( Source | Accessed : April 13, 2022 | Photographer: picrama )

Style/Period(s):
Baroque, Renaissance

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Brick

Function(s):
Religious Building

Related Website(s):

Offical Websit for St. Peter's Basilica

Significant Date(s):
16th Century, 17th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Bannister, Turpin C. "The Constantinian basilica of saint peter at Rome." The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 27, no. 1 (1968): 3-32.

Boorsch, Suzanne, and Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY). The Building of the Vatican: The Papacy and Architecture. Vol. 40, no. 3. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983.

Frommel, Christoph L. "Papal policy: The planning of Rome during the Renaissance." The Journal of interdisciplinary history 17, no. 1 (1986): 39-65.

Graham-Dixon, Andrew. Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel. Skyhorse Publishing Inc., 2009.

McClendon, Charles B. "The History of the Site of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome." Perspecta (1989): 33-65.

Robertson, Charles. "Bramante, Michelangelo and the Sistine Ceiling." Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 49, no. 1 (1986): 91-105.

Scotti, Rita A. Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's. Penguin, 2006.
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Building Address: Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

Patrons: Pope Julius II (1506), then completed by Pope Paul V (1626).

Significant Dates: Began in 1506 by the architect Bramante, Raphael in 1514, Baldassare Peruzzi in 1520, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger in 1536, Michelangelo in 1547. In 1603 Carlo Maderno began constructing the façade which was completed in 1612.

Architects: Bramante, Baldassare Peruzzi, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Michelango, Carlo Maderno, Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Domenico Fontana, and Giacomo della Porta.

Artists: Raphael, Michelangelo, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Tags: Renaissance, Baroque, Basilica, Catholicism

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