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The church had been begun by Donato Bramante c. 1507 and continued by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. The lower parts of the church and the principal façade to the south were complete when work restarted under Giacomo del Duca, after 1573. The detailing of the body of the church is restrained, but Giacomo del Duca's cupola is a powerful work, with strongly moulded ribs and circular windows in bold, simple frames; it displays his inheritance from Michelangelo in a context too refined for the strength of its forms. The complex lantern, with its pinnacles and colonettes, is too elaborate for the bold expression of the dome.
The photo shows the interior of the dome.
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