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Giovanbattista Branconio dell'Aquila (1473 – 1522) was a papal protonotary and chamberlain, as well as a friend of the artist Donald Frederick Lach, ''Asia in the Making of Europe''
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Around 1517
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual ...
(who painted '' The Visitation''; Raphael designed the palace of Palazzo Branconio dell'Aquila on via Alessandrina
Via Alessandrina is an urban street in Rome (Italy), at the southern end of the ''Rioni of Rome, Rione'' Monti (rione of Rome), Monti, passing alongside the ruins of the Imperial Fora.
It was originally the main road axis of the former Alessandr ...
in the Borgo for him).
Branconio, who was born in L'Aquila
L'Aquila ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valle ...
, was also the personal keeper of Hanno, the white elephant brought to Rome in 1514./ref>
Raphael's Visitation
Around 1517 Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual ...
painted a great Visitation at the request of Marino Branconio, father of Giovanni Battista. The Visitation enriched the Branconio Chapel inside the church of San Silvestro, near the family palazzo in Aquila. Marino's wife was named Elisabetta, and the Visitation represents the Virgin Mary and Saint Elizabeth. In 1655 the canvas was forcefully removed by occupying Spanish troops and taken to El Escorial
El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial ( es, Monasterio y Sitio de El Escorial en Madrid), or Monasterio del Escorial (), is a historical residence of the King of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, u ...
. Today it is part of the permanent collection of the Museo del Prado
The Prado Museum ( ; ), officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It is widely considered to house one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from th ...
, while a copy can be seen in the Branconio Chapel.
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People from L'Aquila 1473 births 1522 deaths {{Italy-bio-stub