SORMANI, Leonardo
(active 1551, d. 1589, Roma)

Statue of Pope Pius V

c. 1580
Marble
Cappella Sistina, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome

The seated figure of Pope Pius V is in the centre of his tomb in the Cappella Sistina in Santa Maria Maggiore. The large chapel was constructed for Pope Sixtus V with monuments to himself and his early patron, Pope Pius V.