Notable is the restoration of the cloisters by Bramante; century refectory of the former became Great Hall, where he wanted to, on the Brera, the wall fresco by Callisto Piazza (1545) inspired by the Wedding at Cana, the library and chapel, with modulated by high walls sculptures Manzù.
An era of prosperity during the 17th century led to a brisk program of construction: In 1678 the tavern Zu den zwei Raben ("Two Ravens", the emblem of Einsiedeln Abbey) was built;, from 1685 to 1696 the cloister and church tower were renovated;, in 1703/04 a new refectory was designed by Johann Moosbrugger; and a house for the chaplain was erected in 1730/34; from 1743 to 1746 the monastery's church was decorated with frescoes by the Torricelli Brothers.
The refectory was painted by Callisto Piazza, who provident in 1545 to adorn the wall with a magnificent fresco, still visible, showing the "Wedding at Cana".
Later in the 16th century the secular refectory table spread to Flemish and German locales.
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Stanford Hall in Leicestershire, England has numerous areas of early furnishings including one room with original 17th century furnishings including a refectory table and set of Charles II chairs.
The refectory has a series of Mannerist frescoes (1550) by Francesco Salviati (1550), and contains the 15th century tomb of Pope Eugene IV by Isaia da Pisa, transferred here from the Old Saint Peter's Basilica.
The second refectory is decorated with the Supper in Simon the Pharisee's house by Giovanni Battista Vanni (c. 1645); it also houses fragments of frescoes by Lippo d'Andrea.
Pozzi worked primarily for Roman churches, painting, for example, the Blessed Niccolò Albergati in a chapel of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore; eight ovals between the windows (c. 1736) for San Silvestro al Quirinale (Titi 1763); the refectory of the Church of San Gregorio Nazareno; a Death of St Joseph (1742) for the third chapel of the Church of Santissimo Nome di Maria (Titi 1763).
Number 66 Banbury Road in North Oxford was designed by the architect Frederick Codd and dates from 1869 (with 1960s and later additions including a modern student refectory).