| agent |
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian architect, 1475-1564); Pope Leo X (Italian patron,
1475-1521)
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| culturalContext |
Italian |
| date |
ca. 1517-1520 (design) |
| description |
Michelangelo's design of the facade went through three main phases, which can be identified
in three drawings in the collection of Casa Buonarroti, nos. 45A, 47A and 43A. In
all likelihood it was the clearly defined image in the last of these drawings that
was translated into the large wooden model in Casa Buonarroti, which itself reflects
the passage from the design stage to that of execution, as specified in the contract
drawn up between Leo X and the artist on January 19, 1518. The model is 1:12 scale.
The facade was never built.
Casa Buonarroti [website]; http://www.casabuonarroti.it/ (accessed 3/2/2009) [description source] |
| inscription |
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| location |
Casa Buonarroti (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) [repository]
Via Ghibellina 70
[location note] |
| material |
poplar, cypress, pine and other wood; traces of white lead paint and gesso |
| measurements |
216 cm (height) x 283 cm (width) x 50 cm (depth) |
| relation |
relatedTo San Lorenzo, Florence [Core 4 Sample Database, refid="6" relids="w_7"] |
| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Renaissance |
| subject |
architectural exteriors; Artists' studios; models (representations); architectural
modeling; construction models; carpentry; San Lorenzo (Florence, Italy)
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| technique |
construction (assembling) |
| textref |
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| title |
Wooden Model for the Façade of San Lorenzo, Florence [descriptive, true, en] |
| worktype |
models (representations) |
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| image courtesy Fondazione Casa Buonarroti |
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