Main entry:

Wallace, William E.

Title & Author:

Michelangelo at San Lorenzo : The Genius as Entrepreneur / William E. Wallace.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

Description:

xiv, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-253-) and index.
[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.
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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." -- Dust Jacket.

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ISBN:

0521410215 (hardback)
9780521410212 (hardback)

Subject:

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 Criticism and interpretation.
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.
Michel-Ange, 1475-1564 Critique et interprétation.
Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564
Michel-Ange, (1475-1564)
Michelangelo (Buonarroti)
San Lorenzo (Church : Florence, Italy)
San Lorenzo (Church, Florence).
Chiesa di San Lorenzo (Florence, Italie)
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
Florenz Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana.
Architecture, Renaissance Italy Florence.
Architecture de la Renaissance Italie Florence.
Architecture, Renaissance
Buildings
Architektur
Bibliotheksbau
Fassade
San Lorenzo (Florence)
Arquitetura Moderna (Italia)
Artists Italy 16th century.
Architects Italy 16th century.
Florence (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.
Florence (Italie) Constructions.
Italy Florence
Florenz- San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo Neue Sakristei
Florence (Italie) Basilica di San Lorenzo.
Florenz San Lorenzo Neue Sakristei.
Architecture
Florence (Italy)

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 111234
Call No.: ID NA1123.B9.W35; ID:94-B713
Status: Available