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Raphael and La Fornarina VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Raphael, at his own request, Practical Information
was buried here when he died Piazza della Rotonda.
in 1520. He had lived for years Map 4 F4 & 12 D3.
with his model, La Fornarina Tel 06-6830 0230.
(see p212), seen here in a painting Open 9am–7.30pm Mon–Sat,
by Giulio Romano, but she was 9am–6pm Sun, 9am–1pm public
excluded from the ceremony hols. Closed Jan 1, May 1, Dec 25.
of his burial. On the right of ∑ pantheonroma.com
his tomb is a memorial to his
fiancée, Maria Bibbiena, niece Transportation
@ 116 and routes along Via del
of the artist’s patron, Cardinal
Dovizi di Bibbiena. Corso, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II,
and Corso del Rinascimento.
Relieving Arches
Brick arches embedded
in the structure of the
wall act as internal
buttresses, distributing
the weight of
the dome.

. Tomb of Raphael
The artist’s body rests below a
Madonna by Lorenzetto (1520).

27–25 BC Marcus Agrippa 1309–77 While papal seat is in
builds first Pantheon 735 Gregory III Avignon, Pantheon is used as
roofs the Pantheon a fortress and poultry market
in lead
Inscription on pediment
50 BC 0 AD 600 1200 1800
118–25 Hadrian 1632 Urban VIII melts down
builds new Pantheon bronze from portico for Bernini’s
609 Pope Boniface IV baldacchino in St. Peter’s 1888 Tomb of King
consecrates Pantheon as church 663 Byzantine Emperor Constans II Vittorio Emanuele II
of Santa Maria ad Martyres strips gilded tiles from the roof completed

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