Agostino Chigi
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Agostino Andrea Chigi was an Italian banker and patron of the Renaissance.
Portrait of Agostino Chigi
Details of the decorations of the Loggia di Psiche in the Villa Farnesina, Agostino Chigi's villa in Rome.
Chigi Chapel
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The Chigi Chapel or Chapel of the Madonna of Loreto is the second chapel on the left-hand side of the nave in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. It is the only religious building of Rapha
Agostino Chigi
…commissions involving Raphael remain the most prominent monuments of his contemporary fame: a chapel in Santa Maria della Pace; his mortuary chapel, the Chigi Chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo; and the suburban villa known since 1579 as the Villa Farnesina, all of them intended to give substance to his legend. His…
01 Santa Maria del Popolo Capella Chigi
Raphael's ground plan, c. 1512
Drawing from the workshop of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, c. 1655
Exterior view of the upper part of the chapel behind the city wall.