Florence Campanile (Florence, Italy) : Close view of the top, from top of dome

Creator:

Andrea Pisano, ca. 1295-ca. 1348
Giotto, ca. 1266-1337
Talenti, Francesco, born 1300-1310, died after 1369

Published/Created:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy
ca. 1337-1359

Physical Description:

84 m (height)

Date Depicted:

9/1/1994
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

marble

Notes:

The campanile, or bell-tower, of Florence Cathedral was begun shortly after Giotto was elected Master of Works in April 1334. He died in 1337, but a design attributed to him survives (Siena, Mus. Opera Duomo). Only the lowest zone corresponds to the completed tower. Work was continued during the 1340s by Andrea Pisano and finished in the late 1350s by Francesco Talenti, who increased the height of the storeys, thus enhancing the elegance and lightness of the structure; he also added a flat-topped belfry. The campanile is square in plan with octagonal corner buttresses. It is divided into horizontal zones: the lower ones are decorated with reliefs and statues, while the upper and slightly narrower part of the tower is pierced on each of its four sides, first by two storeys of twin, two-light openings and, finally, in its uppermost storey, by a single great tripartite window. The campanile is 84 m high and, like the cathedral, is faced in white, green and pink marble.

Topics:

Architecture -- Italy -- 14th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Gothic (Medieval)

Culture:

Italian

Accession Number:

1A2-I-F-C-A7

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
bell towers: campaniles (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:

architectural exteriors carving ; construction built works; towers (single built works); bell towers; campaniles campanile; bell tower

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:

10094680

PID:

digcoll:1853387