The Medici Cosimo the Elder 1389-1464 Piero (the Gouty) 1416-1469 Lorenzo the Magnificient (1449-1492) and Giuliano-----Giulio (Pope Clement VII) (1478-1534) Giovanni ( Pope Leo X) 1475-1521
Cosimo the Elder “Always keep out of the public eye” but … Undisputed patriach of Florence In 1439 persuaded Pope Eugenius IV to transfer General Councilof the Greek Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church in FLORENCE Presence of so many Greek scholars led to the study of Plato, the Platonic Academy, additions to Cosimo’s library See Benozzo Gozzoli’s The Procession of the Magi in Medici Palace 1459
The Medici Palace In 1444 Cosimo asked Michelozzo Michelozzi to design the Palace in Via Larga (via Cavour) Michelozzo also worked on the Convent of San Marco Cosimo had a cell there too
San Lorenzo Parish church of the Medici Very old church (393A.D.) , reconstructed by Brunelleschi Sculptures by Donatello, Verrocchio … Later by Michelangelo, Pontormo, Rosso Fiorentino
Old Sacristy Brunelleschi designed it Donatello executed the statues Tomb of Cosimo’s sons (Giovanni and Piero) Commissioned by Lorenzo
The New Sacristy Under the Old Sacristy, proves Michelangelo’s genius Commissioned by Giuliano’s natural son, Pope Clement VII in 1521 Lorenzo = pensieroso, Giuliano = military chief, 4 allegories: Night, Day, Dusk, Dawn
Chapel of the Princes Luxurious, octagonal edifice,covered in semi-precious stones and marbles Burial place for the Grand dukes 6 porphyry tombs surmounted by bronze statues of the deceased: Cosimo I,, Francesco I, Ferdinando I,Cosimo II, Ferdinando II,Cosimo III. Central pillar remains of Cosimo the elder In all 45 tombs of Medici family
The Laurentian Library Founded by Cosimo the Elder Enriched by Lorenzo Presented to Florence by Clement VII Commissioned Michelangelo to design edifice HALL and staircase
Semi Precious Stones The stones are divided into minerals and rocks (made up of several different minerals) The hardness of the minerals is measured by their resistance to beig worked on The hardness of a stone is based on Moh’s scale of 1 to 10 Talc is the softest at 1, the diamond is the hardest at 10
Semi Precious Stones Soft stones (from 1 to 5): marble, alabaster, lapis lazuli, malachite Semi precious stones (or pietre due): chalcedony, agate, jasper, petrified wood, porphyry, rock crystal Gems: emerald, ruby, diamond
Manufacturing Tecnique Glyptics – 3 dimensional manufacturing tecnique for sculptures,vases, cameos, gems Commesso – a particular type of mosaic, used in Ancient Rome, and brought to perfection in Florence in 1588 in the Opificio delle Pietre Dure (Semi precious stones workshop)
Glyptics First a drawing of the object is produced The right stone is chosen (for size and COLOUR) To consume the stone a drill with an emeric wheel is used To polish the object a felt wheel is used Cameos: agate or onyx is used
Commesso Semi precious stones a re too hard to be sculptured and therefore must be consumed They are consumed with an abrasive powder called EMERY
Tarsia Bi-dimensional painting made of slices of stone This tecnique is also called Commesso from the latin = joining together The stone is cut into thin slices The artist chooses the stones with the right colour
Tarsia The slices are cut into very precise forms with a special bow with a emery thread The forms are glued to the drawing The pieces are put on a slate (piallaccio), covered with plaster, another slate is glued on the back, the plaster is washed away The stones are polished with a liquid :potè
Inlay (Intarsio) Inlaying technique: The tarsia is placed in a groove of a background stone
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