ABSTRACT
Donato Bramante’s design proposals for the new St Peter’s Basilica, executed during the pontificate of Julius II, have been the subject of extensive scholarly debate.1 The paucity of documentary material from the period has highlighted a number of lacunae, in particular the chronology of the initial design proposals for the project and the early stages in the construction of the new basilica. These gaps in our knowledge continue to raise questions about the influence of certain historical models and ideal paradigms on Bramante’s schemes.
