View of the façade
by AIMO, Domenico, Photo
In 1518 Domenico Aimo drew up a masterplan for the fa�ade of San Petronio, which was followed for the decoration of the two existing lateral portals embellished with Old and New Testament scenes (1524-30). The main portal in the centre was decorated earlier by Jacopo della Quercia.
The marble reliefs of the lateral portals were carved by teams of sculptors under the direction of Ercole Seccadenari (d 1540). The artists included Alfonso Lombardi, Amico Aspertini, Niccolò Tribolo, Girolamo da Treviso, Zaccaria Zacchi da Volterra (1473-1544), and Properzia de’ Rossi. The lunette over the left portal contains a figural tableau of the Resurrection (1527) by Lombardi, the lunette over the right portal the Deposition by Aspertini and Seccadenari. The pinnacles are adorned by reliefs (1567-69) by Giacomo Silla, Teodosio de’ Rossi (active 1560-1613), and Lazzaro Casario (active 1568-88).