Tomb of Giovanni Buoncompagni

In 1572 Ammanati was commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII to create a tomb for his nephew, Giovanni Buoncompagni, which was erected in the Camposanto of Pisa. It consists of an aedicula framing a central statue of the Risen Christ, draped and showing his wounds. This is derived from a similar statue (1558), wearing only a loincloth, carved by Montorsoli for the high altar of Santa Maria dei Servi, Bologna. Flanking Christ at a lower level are allegorical statues of Peace and Justice in the guise of lightly draped females. There is no effigy, only a white marble sarcophagus; the architecture is multicoloured and patterned with variegated marbles, giving a sumptuous appearance and setting off the three white marble statues and the sarcophagus to good effect.