The heroic vision of the High Renaissance artists and their patrons was shared by their wealthy patrons who set out to better the 'ancients'. In Rome and Milan, artists and architects were commissioned to aggrandize the triumphs of popes and princes, dynasties, and the Church. Bramante led in his...

The Tempietto, or "Little Chapel," was designed by Donato Bramante, who was one of the greatest architects of the Renaissance. The Tempietto is located in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio in Rome and was built in 1502. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain ruled parts of southern Italy...