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Michelangelo at San Lorenzo : The Genius as Entrepreneur

Title: Michelangelo at San Lorenzo : The Genius as Entrepreneur / William E. Wallace.
Author: Wallace, William E.
Publication: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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Description

xiv, 266 pages : illustrations, maps; 29 cm

Summary

"Michelangelo at San Lorenzo: The Genius as Entrepreneur amends a common misunderstanding about one of the greatest masters, who has been characterized since his own day as unwilling and incapable of effective collaboration. This study focuses on San Lorenzo, a key Florentine monument of the Renaissance, where Michelangelo's contributions to the church are among his greatest achievement as a sculptor and architect. Organized around his three commissions at San Lorenzo - the never-realized facade for the church, the Medici chapel, and the Laurentian Library - each chapter examines the organization and day-to-day operations at the building site, as well as the artist's personal and professional relations with nearly 300 persons who assisted him in carrying out the designs. From the marble quarries at Seravezza to the crowded building site in Florence, William Wallace vividly relates Michelangelo's struggles and triumphs as he worked on these projects for over two decades." --

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-253) and index.

Contents

[Table of Contents] -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: SAN LORENZO FACADE -- I. Michelangelo Becomes an Architect -- II. Where to Quarry -- III. To the Quarries -- IV. In the Quarries -- V. From the Quarries to Florence -- VI. In Florence -- VII. A Man-Made Mountain -- CHAPTER 2: MEDICI CHAPEL -- I. From Facade to Mausoleum -- II. Second Beginning -- III. At Work -- IV. Assigning Tasks -- CHAPTER 3: LAURENTIAN LIBRARY -- I. A Library for a Pope -- II. Chain of Command -- III. Building Begins -- IV. Materials of Decoration -- V. The Building Rises -- VI. Progress and Interruption -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

ISBN

0521410215
9780521410212

LCCN

93025274

OCLC

ocm28255006
28255006
SCSB-9108772

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library