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Santa Maria del Popolo church in Rome, Italy #166739728
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Tomb of Maria Eleonora Boncompagni Ludovisi in the basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in the city center of Rome, Italy. The the wall tomb of Maria Eleonora I Boncompagni, the sovereign Princess of Piombino designed by Domenico Gregorini in 1749. The funeral monument is a typical Late Baroque artwork with distinctly macabre details. On the base there is a winged dragon, the symbol of the Boncompagni family. The church of Santa Maria del Popolo contains works by several famous artists, such Raphael, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Caravaggio, Alessandro Algardi, Pinturicchio, Andrea Bregno, Guillaume de Marcillat and Donato Bramante.