The Colleoni Chapel

The Chapel, built by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo and commissioned from Bartolomeo Colleoni as his own tomb, is considered one of the leading works of the Lombardy artists. The chapel, started in 1470 and completed in 1476, was built on the site of the ancient demolished vestry of S. Maria Maggiore in a square plan for the tomb and a smaller area with the altar. The façade is inlaid and decorated with marble in many colours, and uses both renaissance and medieval styles freely, which are further decorated with sculptured elements. The façade of the chapel is in harmony with the edifice of the Basilica but is even more magnificent. Inside are the monumental Colleoni tomb, which is gothic but has been reinterpreted in renaissance style and the tomb of Medea Colleoni, the daughter of Bartolomeo, who died in 1470.