# Monument of Ascanio Sforza \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SANSOVINO, Andrea]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Marble ## Commentary The monument is located in the Cappella Maggiore. Cardinal Ascanio Sforza was the brother of Lodovico il Moro and the enemy of Pope Julius II. The Pope forgave him and commissioned his monument. The monument was inspired by the tombs executed by Andrea Bregno. ## Related artworks - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation]() - [Baptism of Christ]() - [Baptism of Christ]() - [Baptism of Christ]() - [Corbinelli Altar]() - [Frieze for the portico \(detail\)]() - [Frieze for the portico \(detail\)]() - [Frieze for the portico \(detail\)]() - [Frieze for the portico \(detail\)]() - [Frieze for the portico]() - [Madonna and Child with St Anne]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()