Walks in Florence Volume 1-2; Public Galleries and Museums by Susan Horner
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Author: Susan Horner
Page Count: 86 pages
Published Date: 21 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781236396778
Download Link: Walks in Florence Volume 1-2; Public Galleries and Museums
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...at one time part of the dwelling of Ottaviano de' Medici, situated near the gardens of San Marco; and in a room above, the Scalzi, or "Barefooted" Friars held their meetings. These friars were called Scalzi because, when they bore the crucifix in public processions, they always walked barefoot. The house had a cortile, or court, with cloisters resting on columns; and when Andrea del Sarto was beginning life as an artist, and living with his friend, Franciabigio, near the Mercato del Grano, they were both employed by this confraternity to adorn the walls with frescos in chiaroscuro-The subject chosen was the Life of St. John the Baptist, to which saint the confraternity was dedicated. The only joint work of the artists was the Baptism of Christ, which, though full of feeling, and a The statue of David, by Michael Angelo, has been removed from its place before the Palazzo Vecchio, and is to be exhibited in a tribune within the Academy. wonderful production for two young men, is the least well executed of the series. The rest of the frescos were painted with a certain rivalry, which gave a stimulus to the work. Andrea was often called away by other engagements, and therefore these paintings are spread over a lapse of years. In 1517 he executed the borders round the fresco of the Baptism of Christ; all the rest of the friezes were the work of Franciabigio, who also painted St. John taking leave of his father Zacharias when departing for the desert, and the meeting of the Saviour and St. John. In 1517 Andrea finished the compartment of St. John baptizing in the Desert. In 1520 he painted the allegories of Faith and Charity, and, soon afterwards, Herodias dancing before Herod, the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist, and Salome presenting his head to her ...
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