Colleoni Chapel

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The Colleoni Chapel is a richly decorated Renaissance funerary chapel in Bergamo, Italy, renowned for its polychrome marble façade and as the mausoleum of the condottiero Bartolomeo Colleoni.

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Colleoni Chapel canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance architecture
funerary chapel
mausoleum
adjacentTo Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo
affiliation Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo
linked to: Diocese of Bergamo
architect Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
architecturalStyle Lombard Renaissance
Renaissance
centuryOfCompletion 15th century
commissionedBy Bartolomeo Colleoni
constructionEnd 1476
constructionStart 1472
containsTombOf Bartolomeo Colleoni
Medea Colleoni
country Italy
dedicatedTo Saints Bartholomew, Mark and John the Baptist
linked to: Saint Bartholomew
façadeMaterial black marble
polychrome marble
red marble
white marble
floorPlanType centralized plan with polygonal apse
function funerary chapel
hasArtworkBy Domenico Vivarini
linked to: Bartolomeo Vivarini

Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
hasDome yes
hasPortal richly sculpted main portal
hasRelief heraldic coats of arms of the Colleoni family
reliefs of biblical scenes
heritageDesignation part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries"
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart Bergamo city walls and Upper Town ensemble
interiorDecoration frescoes
marble intarsia
stucco work
locatedIn Bergamo
Piazza Duomo, Bergamo
Upper Town of Bergamo
linked to: Bergamo
namedAfter Bartolomeo Colleoni
notableFeature elaborate sculptural decoration
equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni on his sarcophagus
richly decorated polychrome marble façade
owner Comune di Bergamo
purpose mausoleum of Bartolomeo Colleoni
region Lombardy
religion Roman Catholic
linked to: Roman Catholicism
significance masterpiece of Lombard Renaissance architecture
touristAttraction yes

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Bergamo hasReligiousBuilding Colleoni Chapel
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Bergamo) isAdjacentTo Colleoni Chapel