Tempietto Bramante

Tempietto The Tempietto, or "little chapel" in Italian, was designed by Donato Bramante, who is considered to be one of the greatest architects of the Renaissance. The Tempietto itself is located in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio in Rome and was built in 1502. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain ruled parts of southern Italy at this time and commissioned Bramante to erect this monument. However, they most likely never realized that it …

…nowadays the Tempietto is also noted for its elegantly simple reinterpretation of classical forms and consequently is regarded as a symbol of the great artistic time period, the Renaissance. Bibliography Millen, Ronald. Renaissance and Mannerist Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1968. Murray, Peter. The Art of Renaissance. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1963. Westpall, C.W. "Bramante and his Roman Patrons." http://viva.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/thumbs2www/arh102/html/nine/contact1.html