Johannes Goritz

Johannes Goritz (1457–1527), Latinised as Janus Corycius, was a Roman Catholic Church official and patron of the arts.

[1][2] Goritz commissioned a chapel in Sant'Agostino, Rome, dedicated to his patron saint Anne.

This included a sculpture of Madonna with Child and Anna by Andrea Sansovino as well as a fresco of The Prophet Isaiah by Raphael.

At the dedication of the chapel, a steady stream of literary friends honoured Goritz with verses that were later published in the 1524 book Coryciana.

[1] Every year on the feast of Saint Anne (July 26) Goritz would hold a banquet in the chapel.