Pazzi Chapel
43°46′4.82″N 11°15′46.76″E / 43.7680056°N 11.2629889°E
The Pazzi Chapel (
History
Though funds for the chapel were assembled in 1429 by Andrea Pazzi, head of the
Formerly considered a work of Filippo Brunelleschi (d. 1446), it is now thought that he was responsible for the plan, which is based on simple geometrical forms,[3] the square and the circle, but not for the building's execution and detailing. The most common argument for crediting Brunelleschi is the chapel's clear similarity to the Old Sacristy; others argue that his style had developed in the twenty-year interim and that the Pazzi Chapel would represent a retrograde step.[4] The first written mention of Brunelleschi as the architect was written by an anonymous author in the 1490s.[5] Scholars now consider the chapel as possibly the work of Giuliano da Maiano or Michelozzo.[6][7] A façade thought to have been begun by Brunelleschi, of which only the lower register can be seen, was partially obscured by the addition of a porch. The main inspiration for this piece was the Dominican monastery of Santa Maria Novella, also located in Florence.
The main purpose of the building was the cathedral chapter house (meeting room for the governing chapter) and use as a classroom for the teaching of monks and other religious purposes. There was also a chapel behind the altar where the commissioning family had the right to bury its dead. The Pazzi's ulterior motive in building the chapel was probably to make their mark on the city of Florence and to emphasize their wealth and power. The fact that the city was at war with a neighboring city at the time and still acquired the funds to build this chapel showed the importance it had to the Pazzi family and the people of Florence.
The size of the
The
See also
- History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes
- History of Italian Renaissance domes
- History of early modern period domes
References
- The Macmillan Company. pp. viii, 9.
- ^ "Pazzi Chapel - Florence". The Museums of Florence. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Brunelleschi, Filippo: Architectural career. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007.
- ^ Trachtenberg, p. 62
- ^ Trachtenberg, Marvin (June 1996). "Why the Pazzi Chapel is not by Brunelleschi". Casabella. Vol. 60, no. 635. p. 60.
- ^ Eugenio Battisti. Filippo Brunelleschi: The Complete Work. (New York: Rizzoli, 1981) *See also: Howard Saalman. Filippo Brunelleschi: The Buildings. (London: Zwemmer, 1993).
- ^ Goldberger, Paul (January 1, 1997). "Challenge to the Origin of a Florentine Chapel". New York Times. p. 1.30. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ architecture, Western: Early Renaissance in Italy (1401–95). Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007.
- ^ Della Robbia, Luca. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007.