Builder at St. Peter's Basilica

St. Peter's Basilica and St. Peter's Square at night (2015)

The following artists and architects were involved in the construction of St. Peter's Basilica from 1504 to 1670:

• 1504–1514: Donato Bramante († 1514), basic plans, 1506 laying of the foundation stone, crossing pillar
• 1514–1520: Raffael Santi († 1520), draft of the barrel vault between the southern crossing and counter pillars
  • Assistants:
    • 1513–1515: Fra Giovanni Giocondo († 1515)
    • 1514–1515: Giuliano da Sangallo († 1516)
    • 1516–1520: Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
• 1520–1546: Antonio da Sangallo the Younger († 1546), several plans, large model
  • Assistant: 1520–1536 Baldassare Peruzzi († 1536)
• 1547–1564: Michelangelo Buonarroti († 1564), planning the western part of the basilica and the supporting structure of the dome
• 1564–1568: Pirro Ligorio († 1583)
  • Assistant: 1564–1568: Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
• 1568–1573: Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola († 1573)
• 1574–1602: Giacomo della Porta († 1602), completion of the dome, erection of the eastern secondary domes
• 1603–1629: Carlo Maderno († 1629), construction of the nave and the east facade
• 1629–1670: Gian Lorenzo Bernini († 1680), baldachin, St. Peter's Square, artistic decoration of the basilica
  • Assistant in erecting the canopy: 1629–1633: Francesco Borromini († 1667)

literature

• Hugo Brandenburg , Antonella Ballardini, Christof Thoenes:  Der Petersdom in Rom,  Michael Imhof, Petersberg 2015,  ISBN 978-3-7319-0243-0 .