Tempietto by Donato Bramante, 1502 The Tempietto[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/PalladioBramanteTempietto1570.jpg/420px-PalladioBramanteTempietto1570.jpg[/img]The
Tempietto in
Andrea Palladio's
Quattro Libri (woodcut, 1570).The so-called
Tempietto (Italian: "small temple") is a small commemorative tomb (
martyrium) built by
Donato Bramante, possibly as early as 1502, in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio. Also commissioned by Ferdinand and Isabella, the Tempietto is considered a masterpiece of
High Renaissance Italian architecture.