1450 maybe Bernardo Rossellino (1409/64) for Bishop Alfonso Paradinas to replace the previous church, S. Giacomo degli Spagnoli
Restored by Antonio Cordini aka Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1483/1546)
Restored again in 1879 by Luca Carimini (1830/90)
In the years 1936/40 with the opening of Corso Rinascimento, the transept was wiped out but the original orientation was restored
FAÇADE ON CORSO RINASCIMENTO
Arnaldo Foschini (1884/1968)
FAÇADE ON PIAZZA NAVONA
Lower part from the time of Alexander VI Borgia (1492/1503) with "Angels" by Mino del Reame (active about 1463/77) and Paolo Taccone aka Paolo Romano (about 1415/77)
Upper part by Luca Carimini
Spanish National Church
Interior inspired by the German churches of the Hallenkirche type
1st CHAPEL ON THE RIGHT
Frescoes in the vault by Baldassare Croce (about 1553/1628) and Cesare Nebbia (1536/1614)
Canvas by Ernesto Ballarini
2nd CHAPEL ON THE RIGHT
"St. Anne and the Infant Mary" 1931 G.B. Conti with frame by Pietro Torrigiano (1472/1528)
In the 3rd BAY ON THE RIGHT
"Renaissance Choir" multi-colored marble by Pietro Torrigiano
Behind the MAIN ALTAR
"Board" in marble early 1500s by Pietro Rosselli (about 1474/after 1531) and Domenico Rosselli
At the end of the left nave "Wooden statue of Jesus" dating to the eighteenth century made by an unknown artist with wood of olive trees of Gethsemane
2nd LEFT - CHAPEL OF St. JAMES
Antonio Cordini aka Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
"Statue of St. James" in plaster copy of the original by Jacopo Tatti aka Jacopo Sansovino (1486/1570) in S. Maria in Monserrato
Frescoes by Raphael's pupil Pellegrino da Modena (about 1464/1523)
To the right and to the left of the church STABILIMENTI SPAGNOLI (Spanish Institutions) created by Alexander VI (1492/1503) for assisting Spanish residents in Rome or Spanish in transit
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