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Plans for St. Peter's Basilica (especially for the dome) 1546–1564: Rome Plans for San Giovanni dei Fiorentini 1559–1560: Rome Sforza Chapel Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore c. 1560: Rome Porta Pia 1561–1565: Rome Interior remodeling of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri 1563–1564: Rome
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni [a] (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, [b] [1] was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, [2] and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspired by models from classical antiquity and had a lasting influence on Western art.
The dome design had been altered by Giuliano da Sangallo from being hemispherical to being 9 meters taller, segmental, and ribbed, and he had strengthened the piers and completed building the pendentives. Michelangelo redesigned the dome to have two shells, a mostly brick internal structure, and three iron chains to resist outward pressure. [33]
The dome was completed up to the base of the lantern in May 1590, a few months before the death of Pope Sixtus V. The lantern and lead covering for the dome were completed later, with the brass orb and cross being raised in 1592. [34] The lantern is 17 meters high and the dome is 136.57 meters from the base to the top of the cross. [35]
Michelangelo probably began working on the plans and sketches for the design from April 1508. [39] The preparatory work on the ceiling was complete in late July the same year and on 4 February 1510, Francesco Albertini recorded that Michelangelo had "decorated the upper, arched part with very beautiful pictures and gold". [39]
The Sagrestia Nuova; on the left is the tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino; on the right, the altar. The Sagrestia Nuova [1] or New Sacristy, also known simply as the Medici Chapel, was intended by Cardinal Giulio de' Medici and his cousin Pope Leo X as a mausoleum or mortuary chapel for members of the Medici family.
Giacomo della Porta (1533–1602) was an Italian architect and sculptor. [1] Most likely born in Genoa or Porlezza, Italy, his work was inspired by famous Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo and Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola. [1]
The Gol Gumbaz, or Round Dome, is one of the largest masonry domes in the world. It has an internal diameter of 41.15 meters and a height of 54.25 meters. [200] The dome was the most technically advanced built in the Deccan. [201] The last major Islamic tomb built in India was the tomb of Safdar Jang (1753–54). The central dome is reportedly ...