Tomb of Cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci

The tomb of Cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci is a sculptural work in the church of Sant'Angelo a Nilo in Naples, southern Italy, executed by Donatello and Michelozzo around 1426-1428.

In 1426 the two rented a workshop in Pisa, from where the pieces of the tomb could be more easily shipped to Naples by sea; the city was also nearer to the marble quarries of Carrara.

Assistants, including perhaps Pagno di Lapo Portigiani, collaborated to the work, which was completed and sent to its destination in 1428.

At the top is the cusp, in Gothic style with, at the centre, a relief tondo of "Christ Redeemer" and two statues of puttos with trumpets (an allusion to the biblical Apocalypse and the resurrection of the dead).

The sarcophagus' front has two coat of arms at the sides, and a stiacciato relief of the "Assumption of the Virgin" executed by Donatello.