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Mike CrowlA bit of background
January 11th 2007 09:15
A little bit of background on the Salone de Cinquecento (which, if my small amount of Italian serves me, means the room of the five hundred. Not sure what five hundred this is, but perhaps someone else can enlighten me.
The grandiose room
, the work of Cronaca (1495) is on the first floor of the Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) which held the assemblies of the General Council of the People under the State reforms brought about by Savonarola.
The walls of this room should have been frescoed by Michelangelo and Leonardo; the actual appearance of the interior is the work of Vasari and his pupils and dates from the second half of the sixteenth century. The panelled ceiling and wall frescoes, the "Udienza" (the raised section of the room with statues by Bandinelli and Caccini) and the sculptures of De' Rossi showing the Deeds of Hercules, all belong to the complex symbolism and precise historical references glorifying the Medici. Also in the Salone is
Michelangelo's Genius of Victory.
Do you think people should look for this work of art if, in the process, it damages other work?
The grandiose room
Salone dei Cinquecento
The walls of this room should have been frescoed by Michelangelo and Leonardo; the actual appearance of the interior is the work of Vasari and his pupils and dates from the second half of the sixteenth century. The panelled ceiling and wall frescoes, the "Udienza" (the raised section of the room with statues by Bandinelli and Caccini) and the sculptures of De' Rossi showing the Deeds of Hercules, all belong to the complex symbolism and precise historical references glorifying the Medici. Also in the Salone is
The Genius of Victory
Do you think people should look for this work of art if, in the process, it damages other work?
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