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2 unusual facts about Nanni di Baccio Bigio


Nanni di Baccio Bigio

He is described as a "versatile" architect, who had originally set out to be a sculptor working under Raffaello da Montelupo.

Saints Martin and Sebastian of the Swiss

Pope Pius V ordered the construction of a chapel strictly reserved for the Guards behind the bastion of Nicholas V. The construction of the building dates back to 1568 under the direction of architect Nanni di Baccio Bigio.



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