Altar of St Evasius (detail)
by BAMBAIA, Marble
One project on which Bambaia certainly worked with Cristoforo Lombardo is the Arca and Altar of St Evasius in Casale Monferrato Cathedral. Originally commissioned in 1525, some elements were completed by 1536, but when work was interrupted on 22 December 1547 as a new contract was being drawn up, Bambaia had only a few months to live; the tomb was completed in 1564 by the sculptor Ambrogio Volpi (active 1563–1580).
The Virgin and Child in the centre of the altar is the work of Bambaia.