An entire family of renowned physicians, the Marchettis, is remembered by a magnificent baroque monument between the left aisle and the apse of Basilica of Saint Anthony, in Padua.
In the tomb – work of sculptor Giovanni Comini (1690) – are buried the famous anatomist Domenico Marchetti (d.1688), jointly with his father Pietro (d.1673) and brother Antonio (d.1730).
Among the photos below, also an italian description and explanation of the monument can be found.
- Photos by Luca Borghi @ (July 2008; courtesy of the Associazione Centro studi Antoniani)
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