Giacomo Grimaldi
Giacomo Grimaldi (November 1568 – 7 January 1623) was an Italian historian and Vatican archivist, who lived in the early 17th century.[1]
Biography
His principal surviving works deal with the
Urban VI's remains from being discarded in 1606 and his sarcophagus used for a water trough.[4]
Many of his drawings were copied and published by
Giovanni Giustino Ciampini
in his book "De sacris aedificiis a Constantino Magno constructis", published in 1693.
Gallery
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Sketch of the interior of St. Peter's during its reconstruction, showing the temporary placement of some of the papal tombs
References
- JSTOR 767006.
- ^ Reardon, Wendy. The Deaths of the Popes: Comprehensive Accounts, Including Funerals, Burial Places and Epitaphs. McFarland. pp. 12, 40, 47, 50, 57, 62, 76, 84, 93, 94, 121, 137, 142, 151, 156, 157, 163, 164, 171, 175, 184, 186, 187, 198, 199, 201, 272.
- ^ ‘The Tomb of Urban VI’, saintpetersbasilica.org.
- ^ Reardon, Wendy. The Death of The Popes. McFarland Publishers.
External links
Media related to Giacomo Grimaldi at Wikimedia Commons
- Ceresa, Massimo (2002). "GRIMALDI, Giacomo". ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
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