The Building of Renaissance Venice

Patrons, Architects, and Builders

Richard J. Goy

316 pages, parution le 29/06/2006

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Résumé

This book brings to life the story of the construction of some of the most outstanding early Renaissance buildings in Venice. Through a series of individual case studies, Richard J. Goy explores how and why great buildings came to be built during the years from 1430 to 1500. He addresses the practical issues of constructing such buildings as the Torre dell'Orologio in Piazza San Marco, the Porta della Carta at the Palazzo Ducale, the Arsenale Gate, and the churches of Santa Maria della Carita and San Zaccaria, focusing particular attention on the process of patronage.

The book is the first to trace the complete process of creating important buildings, from the earliest conception in the minds of the patrons - the Venetian state or other institutional patrons - through the choice of architect, the employment of craftsmen, the selection of materials, and the working conditions on the site. In an interesting analysis of the participants' roles, Goy highlights the emerging importance of the superintending master, the protomaestro.

Sommaire

Introduction
The Background: Venice as a Metropolitan Capital
Republican Responsibilities and Renaissance Renovatio Urbis
The Building Process
The Building Industry
The Master of the Aiicicn Regime: The Career of Bartolomeo Bon
Intermezzo: Stylistic Transition
The Era of Codussi
San Zaccaria
The Scuola Grande di San Marco: Lombardo and Codussi
The Palazzo Ducale after 1483: Rizzo and Lombardo
The Torre dell'Orologio: The Triumph of Civitas
Conclusions

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Yale University Press
Auteur(s)	Richard J. Goy
Parution	29/06/2006
Nb. de pages	316
Format	23 x 29
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1645g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780300112924
ISBN13	978-0-300-11292-4