Amy Whitehurst

Tempietto

 

Salon 5, Image 7

Early Renaissance, 1502

Rome, Italy

Tempietto San Pierro in Montoria

Donato D’Angelo Bramante

This piece of architecture marks the spot of St. Peter’s crucifixion, in which he was crucified upside down by his own choice.

I chose this work of architecture because I thought it was interesting that it was commissioned by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.