Ammannati, Bartolommeo — or Bartolommeo Ammanati born June 18, 1511, Settignano, near Florence died April 22, 1592, Florence Italian sculptor and architect active chiefly in Florence. He trained under Baccio Bandinelli in Florence and Jacopo Sansovino in Venice. In 1550… … Universalium
Carducci, Bartolommeo — ▪ Italian architect and sculptor Spanish Bartolomé Carducho born 1560, Florence [Italy] died c. 1610, , Madrid, Spain Italian born painter, architect, and sculptor who was active in Spain. Carducci studied architecture and… … Universalium
Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present. Like… … Universalium
Cosimo I — orig. Cosimo de Medici born June 12, 1519 died April 21, 1574, Castello, near Florence Second duke of Florence (1537–74) and first grand duke of Tuscany (1569–74). The son of Giovanni de Medici, Cosimo became head of the Florentine republic in… … Universalium
bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… … Universalium
Florence — /flawr euhns, flor /, n. 1. Italian, Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany. 464,425. 2. a city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River. 37,029. 3. a city in E South Carolina. 30,062. 4. a… … Universalium
mannerism — mannerist, n. manneristic, adj. manneristically, adv. /man euh riz euhm/, n. 1. a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping… … Universalium
Bandinelli, Baccio — born Nov. 12, 1493?, Florence died Feb. 7, 1560, Florence Italian sculptor and painter active in Florence. Though trained as a goldsmith by his father, he soon became one of the principal sculptors at the Medici court. He often failed to complete … Universalium
Piazza della Signoria — is an L shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio.It is the focal point of the origin and of the history of the Florentine Republic and still… … Wikipedia
Ponte Santa Trinita — Infobox Artifact name = Ponte Santa Trinita image caption = Ponte Santa Trinita. View from Ponte Vecchio. material = Limestone created = Renaissance Period (1566 1569 CE) by Bartolomeo Ammanati. discovered = location = Florence, ItalyThe Ponte… … Wikipedia
