Colleoni Chapel.

The funerary monument to Medea Colleoni, by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo.

The Cappella Colleoni (Colleoni Chapel) is a church/mausoleum in Bergamo, northern Italy. Small street (via della Noca) leading to città alta. ...

Dedicated to the saints Bartholomew, Mark and John the Baptist, it was built in 1472-1476 as the personal shrine for famous condottiero Bartolomeo Colleoni, member of one of the most outstanding families of the city, and his beloved daughter Medea. The site chosen was that of the sacristy of the nearby church of Santa Maria Maggiore, which was demolished by Colleoni's soldiers. Michelangelos The Last Judgement shows Saint Bartholomew holding the knife of his martyrdom and his flayed skin. ... Mark the Evangelist (1st century) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark, drawing much of his material from Peter. ... Icon depiction of Jesus baptism by the hand of John, Jordan River, Jordan The excavated remains of the baptism site in Bethany beyond the Jordan John the Baptist (also called John the Baptiser, or Yahya the Baptiser) was a 1st century Jewish preacher and ascetic regarded as a prophet by... February 20 - Orkney and Shetland are returned by Norway to Scotland, due to a defaulted dowry payment Possible discovery of Bacalao (possibly Newfoundland, North America) by João Vaz Corte-Real. ... Events March 2 - Battle of Grandson. ... Condottieri (singular condottiero) were mercenary leaders employed by Italian city-states from the late Middle Ages until the mid-sixteenth century. ... Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400-1475), Italian condottiere (soldier of fortune), was born at Bergamo. ...

The design was entrusted to Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, whose plan respected the style of the church, as it can been seen from the octagonal tambour of the dome and in the lantern cusp, as well as in the use of polychrome marbles. Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (ca. ... In classical architecture, a tambour (Fr. ...

Overview

The façade is characterized by the use of tarsia and polychrome marble decorations in white, red and black lozenges. Over the main portal is a rose window, flanked by two medallions portraying Julius Caesar and Trajan. Location of Cosenza province in Italy Tarsia is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. ... A pullover with a lozenge pattern A lozenge is a parallelogram which usually has two corners pointing up and down that are farther apart than the corners pointing sideways. ... The rose window in Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, England, at the western end of the nave. ... Gaius Julius Caesar was one of the best and most famous Roman Emperors. ... This article is about the Roman Emperor. ...

The upper part of the basement has nine tiles with reliefs of Biblical stories, and four bas-reliefs with Hercules's deeds. The four pilasters of the windows flanking the portal are surmounted by statues of the Virtues. The upper part of the façade has a loggia in Romanesque style. Villa Godi by Palladio. ... Romanesque St. ...

The interior includes a square hall and a smaller room housing the high altar. The tomb of Bartolomeo Colleoni (who died on November 2, 1475) is on the wall facing the entrance. It is decorated with reliefs of the Stories of Jesus Christ, statues, heads of lions and an equestrian statue of the condottiero in gilded wood, finished by German masters from Nuremberg in 1501. The whole complex is surrounded by a triumphal arch. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... In 1509 Balboa tried to join a Spanish expedition but could not because he owed so many debts January 10—Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui. ... Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg, German-Franconian dialect: Nämberch) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... 1501 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Amadeo himself executed the funerary monument of Medea Colleoni (died March 6, 1470). Located on the left wall, it has a statue of the Piety in alto rilievo. The tomb was transferred here in 1892 from Urgnano. March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... Urgnano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km south of Bergamo. ...

The presbitery has a high altar sculpted by Bartolomeo Manni in 1676, with statues of three titular saints. Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ...

Notable are the frescoes of the dome, depicting Episodes of the Lives of St. Mark, John the Baptist and Bartholomew, executed by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1732-1733. The Death of Hyacinth Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (March 5, 1696 - March 27, 1770) was a Venetian painter. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ...

Bartolomeo Colleoni's remains

For centuries it was believed the the condottiero's remains had been buried in another place, as the sarcophagus looked empty. On November 21, 1969, however, they were discovered in Colleoni's tomb into a wooden coffin, hidden under a plaster cover. November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

External links

• Complete description (Italian)
• Tiepolo's frescoes (Italian)