Giovanbattista Branconio dell'Aquila

Branconio, who was born in L'Aquila, was also the personal keeper of Hanno, the white elephant brought to Rome in 1514.

[1] Around 1517 Raphael painted a great Visitation at the request of Marino Branconio, father of Giovanni Battista.

The Visitation enriched the Branconio Chapel inside the church of San Silvestro, near the family palazzo in Aquila.

Marino's wife was named Elisabetta, and the Visitation represents the Virgin Mary and Saint Elizabeth.

Today it is part of the permanent collection of the Museo del Prado, while a copy can be seen in the Branconio Chapel.