Sagrestia Vecchia
The Sagrestia Vecchia di San Lorenzo, or Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo, is the older of two
History
The structure was begun 1421 and largely complete in 1440.[2] When finished, it was, however, quite isolated, the reason being that construction for the new building for San Lorenzo, the design for which Brunelleschi was also responsible, was not far along. It was only in the years after 1459 that the Old Sacristy was unified with San Lorenzo, connected to its left transept.[3]
Design
The plan is a perfect square with a smaller square
The decorative details are by Donatello, who designed the tondos in the pendentives, the lunettes, the reliefs above the doors and the doors themselves.[5]
The smaller dome above the altar is decorated with astrological depictions of star constellations. The arrangement of the constellations is accurate enough to estimate the particular date they represent, although there has been disagreement on the intended date represented there. In 1911, Aby Warburg first made an attempt with the help of a Hamburg astronomer and concluded that the date was the July 9, 1422, the date of the consecration of the altar. Gertrud Bing later rejected this in favor of a calculation by Arthur Beer for July 6, 1439, the date of the closing session of the Council of Florence, in which the Articles of Union between Eastern and Western Christendom were signed by Latin and Greek delegates. More recent recalculation by Professor John L. Heilbron has independently confirmed this date and even estimated the time of day at about noon.[6]
Tombs
In the center is the sarcophagus of
See also
References
- ^ San Lorenzo. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007.
- ^ a b c Brunelleschi, Filippo: Architectural career. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007.
- ^ Eugenio Battisti. Filippo Brunelleschi: The Complete Work. (New York: Rizzoli, 1981)
- See also: Howard Saalman. Filippo Brunelleschi: The Buildings. (London: Zwemmer, 1993).
- ^ Fangi, G.; Malinverni, E. S. (2005). "The Creation of the 3D Solid Model by Laser Scanning: The "Old Sacristy" by Brunelleschi in Florence" (PDF). Università Politecnica delle Marche. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Donatello: Early career. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007.
- JSTOR 751062.
- ^ Verrocchio, Andrea del: The paintings and sculptures. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007.
External links
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