Death of Francesco Sassetti (tomb relief in cappella Sassetti)
Giuliano da Sangallo.
Marble, traces of guilding. 1480s. Florence, Church Santa TrinitaPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Death of Francesco Sassetti (tomb relief in cappella Sassetti).

Giuliano da Sangallo.
Marble, traces of guilding. 1480s.

Florence, Church Santa Trinita
(Firenze, Chiesa di Santa Trinita).

Private collection, Borghese.
Origin:
The composition of the central scene is based on an ancient sarcophagus relief “Death of Meleager” from the Borghese collection (now in the Louvre, inv. No. Ma 539).
Credits:
© 2013. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
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