BALDASSARRE PERUZZI

Baldassare Peruzzi (1481 - 1536), was born in Siena the land of the Chigi family and thanks to the Chigi he began his career as an architect.

After having experienced Peruzzi in Siena, Agostino Chigi "the Magnificent" entrusted him with the construction of his villa on the banks of the Tiber.

On this occasion he met Raphael, with whom he collaborated many times, for example in the construction of the Villa Madama.
After the death of Raphael (1520), Antonio da Sangallo the Younger was appointed chief architect of the Fabric of St. Peter and Peruzzi his deputy.

In the church of Santa Maria dell’Anima (=Soul), he designed the tomb of Pope Adrian VI, who succeeded Pope Leo X de' Medici and preceded Clement VII de' Medici.

The tomb of Pope Adrian VI - click to enlarge

The Sack of Rome in 1527 interrupted his career in Rome, fled from Rome where he had been kidnapped and abused by Landsknecht. He returned to Rome in 1530.
Pope Clement VII de' Medici renamed deputy of Antonio da Sangallo and shortly afterwards he built on the ruins of the Odeon of Domitian the famous Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne.

The Odeon of Domitian - click to enlarge

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