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ROMANO, Gian Cristoforo: Tomb of Gian Galeazzo Visconti

🖼 Tomb of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, 1490s
Marble
Certosa
Pavia, Italy

Elaborate marble relief depicts the deceased duke reclining in state, surrounded by mourning figures carved in Renaissance classicism. This monumental tomb established Gian Cristoforo Romano as a master sculptor and exemplified the Visconti family's power through funerary art.

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