Caprioli Chapel

The first arrangement of the chapel according to the new ornamental taste of the period probably dates back to the 1450s: the work was perhaps entrusted to the Sanmicheli workshop, very popular in the city after the erection of the innovative façade of the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, while the funeral monument of Luigi Caprioli dating to 1494, executed by Gasparo Cairano, is installed within.

The sculptural outfit of the chapel was completed by at least a figured altarpiece depicting a Madonna with Child among the saints Joseph and Catherine.

Its relief, the Caprioli Adoration, ended up in the high altar at the Church of St Francis of Assisi in Brescia, where it is today.

This is attributed to the Sanmicheli studio, representing the last remnants of the substantial stone structure that decorated the chapel at the end of the 15th century.

Within the chapel it is possible to place a marble fragment with its ornamental reliefs and bearing the Caprioli coat of arms, now preserved in the sacristy of the church.