San Lorenzo (Florence, Italy) : General view of the crossing, on axis from nave
- Creator:
- Brunelleschi, Filippo, 1377-1446
Michelozzo di Bartolomeo, 1396-1472 - Published/Created:
- Florence, Tuscany, Italy
1423-1460 - Date Depicted:
- 9/1/1994
500 AD - 1499 AD - Materials:
- pietra serena
stone - Notes:
- The titular church of the Medici family, S Lorenzo is regarded by many as the quintessential Renaissance church. Brunelleschi's involvement probably ceased after completion of the Old Sacristy, and his supervision of the work was thus limited; the raw brickwork of the west front still lacks a façade, and even his responsibility for the design itself has been challenged in favour of Michelozzo. The new church of S Lorenzo, designed on a Latin-cross plan and completed in the 1460s, reflects Renaissance preoccupations with balance and harmony.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Renaissance
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-BFI-SL-D1
- Genre:
- architecture (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:
- Medici family construction buildings; religious buildings; churches 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:
- 10087029
- PID:
- digcoll:1857347