Baccio d'Agnolo

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Baccio d'Agnolo
Born
Bartolomeo Baglioni

19 May 1462
Florence
Died6 March 1543(1543-03-06) (aged 80)
Florence
NationalityItalian
Piazza Santa Trinita
Florence

Baccio d'Agnolo (19 May 1462 – 6 March 1543

woodcarver, sculptor, and architect from Florence
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Biography

"Baccio" is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name. He was the son of a hosier turned woodworker.[2] He started as a wood-carver, and between 1491 and 1502 did much of the decorative carving in the church of Santa Maria Novella and the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The wooden structure of Santissima Annunziata, an elaborate double-sided altarpiece, was "begun in 1500 on a design by Baccio D'Agnolo".[3] Having made his reputation as a sculptor he appears to have turned his attention to architecture, and to have studied at Rome, though the precise date is uncertain; but at the beginning of the sixteenth century he was engaged with the architect Simone del Pollaiolo in restoring the Palazzo Vecchio, and in 1506 he was commissioned to complete the drum of the cupola of the church of Santa Maria del Fiore. The latter work, however, was interrupted on account of adverse criticisms from Michelangelo, and it remained unexecuted.[4]

In 1496 he began a long association with the Palazzo della Signoria for the fabric and decoration works. He gradually assumed a dominant role. In 1499 he became the head of the office of the works, a position he occupied until the end of his life.[2] During this time, he designed many projects including a private apartment for Piero Soderini when he was Gonfalonier.[5]

Baccio d'Agnolo also designed, among others, the

Raphael. He died at Florence in 1543, leaving three sons, all architects, the best-known being Giuliano d'Agnolo.[4]

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Baccio d'Agnolo". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 28 Sept. 2007
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-195-18948-3
    . Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ISBN 978-0-300-08622-5
    . Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Baccio d'Agnolo". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 124.
  5. ISBN 978-0-375-76036-5
    . Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ISBN 978-1-606-06041-4
    . Retrieved 13 February 2022.

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