Artist: Pirro Ligorio

Date: 1562-1566 ca.

 

• The coffered ceiling was a gift of Pope Pius IV (1559-1565) but it was not finished until Pope Pius V (1566-1572). Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) had it restored in the 18th century. The coats of arms of each of these popes are found in the ceiling

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