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Author Wallace, William E.

Title Michelangelo at San Lorenzo : the genius as entrepreneur / William E. Wallace
Published Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Description xiv, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Contents Ch. 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 -- Ch. 2. Medici Chapel. I. From Facade to Mausoleum. II. Second Beginning. III. At Work. IV. Assigning Tasks -- Ch. 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
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
Analysis Architecture
Florence (Italy)
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-253-) and index
Subject Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Medici, Giuliano de', duca di Nemours, 1479-1516 -- Tomb.
Medici, Lorenzo de', 1492-1519 -- Tomb.
San Lorenzo (Church : Florence, Italy)
San Lorenzo (Church : Florence, Italy). Sagrestia nuova.
Architecture, Renaissance -- Italy -- Florence.
Church architecture -- Italy -- Florence.
Church buildings -- Italy -- Florence.
Entrepreneurship.
SUBJECT Florence (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115037
LC no. 93025274
ISBN 0521410215 (hardback)