Monumento Sepolcrale in bronzo di Martino V. nella Basilica di S. Giovanni in laterano

Monumento Sepolcrale in bronzo di Martino V. nella Basilica di S. Giovanni in laterano

Bronze tomb of Martino V in the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano

Otto Colonna was born in Rome in 1368, and the 11 of November 1417 at the Council of Constance was elected as Pope Martin V, after the voluntary renunciation of the papacy of Gregory XII, and after the said council had deposed John XXIII and the 'antipope Pietro di Luna that made you call Benedict XIII. Calamitous times for the Church were turning even the inauguration of this Pontiff, and the schism of the West's 'persisted, however, no' his vain efforts to sink the amyl barque of Peter. In that state of what was highly to be wished that a firm and prudent man would take the pontifical chair. And such was Martin V, accompanied on the day of his coronation, which was on December 22, 1417 by the votes and congratulations of all his people, and led to the church to the reins of his horse by the Emperor and the Elector Palatine. The industry and the zeal of the Pope, if you do not see the hand of God, they would have the marvelous.
He finished the Council of Constance: Public bubble against the Hussites of Bohemia. He summoned another council at Pavia, who thereafter was transported to Siena and was finally dissolved without any conclusion. He called the Jubilee in 1425, and after having made the most difficult chores of the Church took care of the beautification and decoration material of the city, which owes him a lot of improvements. So he died on 21 February 1431 for 63 years after having governed the Church 13 years 3 months and 12 days.
His monument was placed on the floor that he had built at his own expense, in the middle of the ship and much greater at the confession. Today it is the same site, but several palms (sottera), and you go down to two beautiful marble stairs. The author of this burial was a Florentine Simon, brother of the famous Donatello, and it is said that he had invited him to Rome to examine the pattern of this' work before you melt it. It composed of a grand marble urn, while marble set on sockets and covered by a sheet of bronze subdues of very beautiful ornamental sculptures and bas-relief with the image in the middle of the whole dead Pontiff. It 'two longer sides of the case are carved between two frames very well carved four winged putti, supporting two wreaths in relief which are carved the arms of the Colonna family. It 'minor sides there are putti with one crown and an escutcheon.
Although this monument is not to be compared with the best works of the century that followed him, the whole time the artist seems to us worthy of praise for the simplicity of the invention and many decorative pieces very well conceived.

Drawn by Francesco M. Tosi

Presso l'Editore Proprietario

15th and 16th Century Sculpture

Unknown Donor

Geneseo Foundation

Volumes 1, 2, 4, and 5

20 x 16

Italian

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Italian Monuments in Rome created during the 15th and 16th Century

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