Hospital of Santo Spirito and Pope Sixtus IV

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Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible : Eunice D. Howe. The fresco cycle painted at the behest of Pope Sixtus IV in the late s in the main ward of the hospital of Santo Spirito in rome comprises an extended pictorial biography of Sixtus, prefaced. Pope Sixtus IV (21 July – 12 August ), born Francesco della Rovere, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August to his death.

His accomplishments as pope included the construction of the Sistine Chapel and the creation of the Vatican Archives.A patron of the arts, he brought together the group of artists who ushered the Created cardinal: 18 Septemberby Paul II.

The fresco cycle painted at the behest of Pope Sixtus IV in the late s in the main ward of the hospital of Santo Spirito in Rome comprises an extended pictorial biography of Sixtus, prefaced by scenes representing the legendary foundation of the hospital by his predecessor Innocent III.

Both Platina's essay on Sixtus IV in the Lives of the Popes and the murals in the hospital of Santo Spirito chronicle the life of a living pope. The hospital series, which includes forty-six. Pope Sixtus IV () became pope in and commenced the reconstruction of the hospital shortly thereafter.7 It was completed in Baccio Pontelli was commissioned by the pontiff to organize the renovation.

Sixtus had worked together with him on many earlier occasions and so became known as the first Renaissance pope. InPope Sixtus IV  visited the derelict hospital, and was disgusted enough to order a complete rebuilding. The new complex that resulted constituted the present so-called  Corsia Sistina,  two very long halls on the Borto Santo Spirito separated by a chapel surmounted by an octagonal s: Via dei Penitenzieri 12 Roma.

In Spedale degli Innocenti was founded in Florence; it took care of orphans, foundlings and children of families in temporary difficulties; Pope Sixtus IV decided that Spedale di S. Spirito should have a section having a similar purpose; a revolving cupboard placed near the entrance to the hospital allowed the safe and secret abandonment.

Inat the request of Pope Innocent III, the first Holy Spirit Hospital in Europe was built next to the church. The Pope commissioned the construction and supervision of the work to Guido di Montpellier, the founder of the Hospital Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit in France.

The Church and the Hospital of the Holy Spirit enjoyed. Acting as an architect in Rome, he participated in the pope Sixtus IV"s urban renewal. His projects included: Santa Aurea in Ostia.

The Ponte Sisto in Rome. The hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia. The church Sant"Agostino. The facade of Santa Maria del Popolo. San Pietro in Vincoli. Santi Apostoli and design for the Sistine Chapel. The Hospital of Santo Spirito and Pope Sixtus IV, title page (Hospital of Santo Spirito) page 1 (founded by Innocent III between and on the site of the Schola Saxonum; hence the designation "in Sassia" occasionally applied to the hospital complex as well as to the adjoining church of the same name) passim (operated by the Confraternity of Santo Spirito.

Free Online Library: Art and Culture at the Sistine Court: Platina's "Life of Sixtus IV" and the Frescoes of the Hospital of Santo Spirito.(Book review) by "Renaissance Quarterly"; Humanities, general Literature, writing, book reviews Books Book reviews. Arcispedale di Santo Spirito ou Antigo Hospital do Santo Espírito é um antigo hospital (atualmente um centro de convenções) em Roma, na Itália.O complexo fica no rione Borgo, a leste da Cidade do Vaticano e perto do moderno Ospedale di Santo Spirito.O hospital foi fundado no local da antiga Schola Saxonum.

Parte do complexo abriga o Museo Storico. The Ospedale di Santo Spirito (Italian for Hospital of the Holy Spirit) is an ancient hospital (now a convention center) in Rome, Italy. The complex lies in rione Borgo, east of Vatican City and next to the modern Ospedale di Santo Spirito (which continues its tradition).

The hospital was established on the site of the former Schola Saxonum. Part of the complex houses the Museo. Church of the Holy Spirit in the Saxon District (Italian: La chiesa di Santo Spirito in Sassia) is a 12th-century titular church in Rome, is in Borgo Santo Spirito, a street which got its name from the church, placed in the southern part of Rione current holder of the titulus is Cardinal-Deacon Dominique has been the official sanctuary of Divine Mercy since Affiliation: Roman Catholic.Pope Sixtus IV (–) – a man of Renaissance and the creator of a new Rome Bronze tomb of Pope Sixtus IV, Antonio del Pollaiolo, Basilica of San Pietro in Vaticano Pope Sixtus IV Appointing Bartolomeo Platina as Prefect of the Vatican Library, fresco by Melozza da Forlì, Pinacoteca Vaticana.

Santo Spirito in Sassia is one of the world's oldest hospitals. Located on the river bank, next to St Peter's square, it was for centuries Rome's main public hospital, home to abandoned babies, homeless wanderers and lost pilgrims.

The story goes back to the year when Ina, king of Wessex, decided to create a.