The Architecture of Michelangelo

372 Pages·1986·58.98 MB·English

by  James S. Ackerman

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JAMES ACKERMAN
S.
THE
ARCHITECTURE
OF
MICHELANGELO
WITH A CATALOGUE OF MICHELANGELO'S WORKS
BY JAMES S. ACKERMAN AND JOHN NEWMAN
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
JamesS. AckermanistheArthurKingsleyPorterProfessorof
FineArtsatHarvardUniversityandaFellowandTrusteeofthe
American Academy in Rome.
The University ofChicago Press, Chicago 60637
Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
© 1961, 1970, 1986 by A. Zwemmer
All rights reserved. First edition published 1961
First Penguin Books edition 1970. Second edition 1986
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Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ackerman,James S.
The architecture ofMichelangelo.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
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1. Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. Contribution in
architecture. I. Newman,John, 1936- II. Title.
NA1123.B9A83 1986 720'.92'4 85-8671
ISBN 0-226-00240-3
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IN MEMORY OF MY PARENTS

CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 9
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION 17
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION l8
INTRODUCTION 25
i. Michelangelo's 'theory' of architecture 37
2. THE FACADE OF SAN LORENZO IN FLORENCE 53
3. THE MEDICI CHAPEL 69
4. THE LIBRARY OF SAN LORENZO 95
5. THE FORTIFICATIONS OF FLORENCE 120
6. THE CAPITOLINE HILL 136
7. THE FARNESE PALACE 171
8. THE BASILICA OF ST PETER I93
9. SAN GIOVANNI DE' FIORENTINI
AND THE SFORZA CHAPEL 221
10. THE PORTA PIA 243
11. SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI 260
12. CONCLUSION 269
NOTES 283
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 289
CATALOGUE OF MICHELANGELO'S WORKS 29I
BIBLIOGRAPHY 337
INDEX 357