Pope Sixtus IV (July 21, 1414 – August 12, 1484), born Francesco della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484. He founded the Sistine Chapel where the team of artists he brought together and introduced the Early Renaissance to Rome with the first masterpiece of the city's new artistic age. Francesco was born to a modest family near Savona, Liguria, Italy: the son of Leonardo della Rovere and Luchina Monteleoni. The precise town is variously sta...