1501 the battered Roman marble dubbed "Pasquino" by the Romans was unearthed, and set upon a pedestal at the corner of Piazza di Pasquino and Palazzo Braschi, on the west side of Piazza Navona. He devoted himself to the patronage of art and, as Cardinal Protector of the Dominican order from 1478, benefited generously the Dominican church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. Dedicated to the Virgin Annuciate and his patron Saint Thomas Aquinas, the chapel was accordingly organized about the theme of the Annunciation. To decorate the chapel, he hired Filippino Lippi in 1488; for the painter, who had made his reputation in Florence, it was his first large-scale fresco. In the altarpiece, Lippi depicted his patron, kneeling, his lean, bony face, long sharp nose and narrow lips in profile, as Saint Thomas Aquinas presents Carafa to the Virgin Mary. When Bramante arrived in Rome, his first architectural commission came from Carafa, the cloister at Santa Maria della Pace. During the last years of his life, which fell during the pontificate of Pope Julius II, Carafa was regarded as a wise counsellor of the Church. He died on 20 January 1511. His tomb is in the Carafa Chapel of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, though his remains were later transported to Naples, where he is buried in the cathedral. Notes References Frescoes by Filippino Lippi in the Carafa Chapel, Santa Maria sopra Minerva 1430 births 1511 deaths 16th-century Italian cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Albano Cardinal-bishops of Ostia Cardinal-bishops of Sabina 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops 15th-century Neapolitan people 16th-century Neapolitan people Bishops of Caiazzo Bishops of Chieti Archbishops of Naples Bishops of Rimini Bishops of Salamanca Bishops of Terracina Deans of the College of Cardinals Oliviero 15th-century Italian jurists 16th-century Italian jurists 15th-century Italian cardinals