San Lorenzo, Laurentian Library (Florence, Italy) : Circular reading room, frontal vertical view, from the entry
- Creator:
- Ammanati, Bartolomeo, 1511-1592
Giorgio Vasari, 1511-1574
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 - Published/Created:
- Florence, Tuscany, Italy
ca. 1523-1562 - Date Depicted:
- 9/1/1994
1500 AD - 1699 AD - Materials:
- pietra serena
stone
stucco - Notes:
- When Cardinal Giulio was elected to the papacy in November 1523, he commissioned Michelangelo to design at S Lorenzo a public library, the Biblioteca Laurenziana, to house the library of his uncle Lorenzo the Magnificent. The result was one of the most beautiful and coherent interior spaces in Western architecture (the reading room) and a vestibule (ricetto) that continues to inspire both controversy and artistic emulation. As built by Ammanati, the stairs diverge slightly from Michelangelo's intentions, but retain the flowing, dream-like invention evident in his description. The vestibule has been seen as the epitome of Michelangelo's Mannerist architectural style.
- Variant Titles:
- Biblioteca Laurenziana
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Italy -- 16th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Mannerist
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-MB-LL-G1
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
libraries (buildings) (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- rulers and leaders; Medici family construction architectural elements; stairs; buildings; libraries (buildings) interior
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
9/1/1994 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10090318
- PID:
- digcoll:1845265