Antonio da Sangallo - Vasari Lives of the Artists

Antonio da Sangallo (Italian architect) - Vasari's Lives of the most excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects ➡️ Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484-1546), also known as Antonio da San Gallo, was an Italian architect active during the Renaissance, mainly in Rome and the Papal States. One of his most popular projects that he worked on designing is St. Peter’s basilica in the Vatican City. He was also an engineer who worked on restoring several buildings. Sangallo died in Terni, Italy, and was buried in St. Peter’s Basilica. Sangallo had maintained a good relationship with the popes, and thus was constantly involved in the designing and building process of St. Peter's Basilica from 1513 until at least 1536. As "capomaestro", he was in charge of the day-to-day construction of the basilica for many years. He also created a design for the basilica, of which a wooden model exists today. Sangallo also worked extensively on the Vatican apartments, building the Pauline Chapel, the Sala Regia which serves as the entryway to the Sistine Chapel, and the Scala Regia, the staircase that serves as the main entrance to the Apostolic Palace. Vasari also claims that Sangallo modified the Sistine Chapel by elevating the roof, although exactly what the modifications are is unclear. His biographer Vasari writes, ″In truth Antonio, who was a most excellent architect, deserves to be celebrated and extolled, as his works clearly demonstrate, no less than any other architect, whether ancient or modern". ✏️ The Lives of Vasari: The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects (Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori) is a series of artist biographies written by 16th-century Italian painter and architect Giorgio Vasari, which is considered "perhaps the most famous, and even today the most-read work of the older literature of art", "some of the Italian Renaissance's most influential writing on art" and "the first important book on art history". The title is often abridged to just the Vite or the Lives of Vasari. Vasari published the work in two editions with substantial differences between them; the first edition, two volumes, in 1550 and the second, three volumes, in 1568 (which is the one usually translated and referred to). One important change was the increased attention paid to Venetian art in the second edition, even though Vasari still was, and has ever since been, criticised for an excessive emphasis on the art of his native city of Florence. Here you can listen The Lives of Vasari in audiobook format (English language) and see the most famous paintings and works of these artists! ✅ See more of Vasari's Lives of the Artists:    • Vasari Lives of the Artists   Link to this video:    • Antonio da Sangallo - Vasari Lives of the ...   0:00 Vasari Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects by Giorgio Vasari 0:13 Live of Antonio da Sangallo 0:25 Antonio da Sangallo artworks and biography 👉 Subscribe to our channel and stay on top of news!:    / @artprojectchannel   #vasarilives #arthistory #artproject