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NACCHERINO, Michelangelo: Tomb of Fabrizio Pignatelli

🖼 Tomb of Fabrizio Pignatelli, 1590-1606
Bronze and marble
Naples, Italy

Marble figures in dramatic relief surround an ornate sarcophagus, their gestures conveying grief and nobility through sculptural precision. This Baroque monument established Naccherino's mastery of commemorative sculpture, influencing Neapolitan tomb design for generations.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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