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probably began work on the Rucellai Chapel and on the sepulchre within it in about 1458; the origins of the chapel date to 1417, when the walls of the nave of San Pancrazio were built. According to the inscription above the door, the Sepulchre was completed in 1467.
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meaning approximately "Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai, in order that his salvation might be prayed for from where, through Christ, the resurrection of all was achieved, had this temple built in the shape of the tomb in Jerusalem 1467".
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The Rucellai Chapel was closed for many years for restoration. Since 16 February 2013 it has been re-opened to the public. Access is through the
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or approximately "you seek Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified; he rose, he is not here; this is the place where they put him".
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The Rucellai sepulchre is known by various names, including Sacellum of the Holy Sepulchre, Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre,
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Riapre al pubblico la Cappella Rucellai e torna visibile il tempietto dell'Alberti
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The sepulchre has two inscriptions: one, on a square panel above the door, reads:
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is a small funerary chapel built inside the Rucellai Chapel of the church of
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The other inscription runs round the top of the building and reads:
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The inner walls and vault of the sepulchre are entirely
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in imitation or emulation of the Holy Sepulchre in the
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funerary chapel
Renaissance
San Pancrazio
Florence
Coordinates
43°46′19″N 11°15′00″E / 43.77196°N 11.24990°E / 43.77196; 11.24990
Leon Battista Alberti

San Pancrazio, Florence
Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai
Leon Battista Alberti
Anastasis
Jerusalem
Italian
Leon Battista Alberti
Marino Marini Museum
frescoed
Giovanni da Piamonte










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