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The Basilica di Santa Croce (Italian for 'Basilica of the Holy Cross') is a minor basilica and the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy.It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres southeast of the Duomo, on what was once marshland beyond the city walls.
1520s – Michelangelo carves The Genius of Victory and four unfinished Slaves (now in the Accademia, Florence). 1532 – Michelangelo signs a second new contract, which involves a wall-tomb. 1542 – Michelangelo begins the wall-tomb after negotiating final details with Julius's grandson.
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.
Michelangelo's model for the outer facade of the basilica. Although the outer facade of the basilica remained unbuilt, Michelangelo's large wooden model of it remains. Michelangelo did design and build the internal facade of the basilica that is seen from the nave looking back toward the entrances. It comprises three doors between two pilasters ...
Medici Chapel most often refers to the Sagrestia Nuova or New Sacristy in San Lorenzo, Florence, a burial chapel with sculpture and architecture by Michelangelo. It may also refer to: Medici Chapels, a complex of two chapels at San Lorenzo (the Sagrestia Nuova and the Cappella dei Principi) operated as a museum
Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane the Younger (baptized 4 November 1568 – 11 January 1646) was a Florentine poet, ... He is buried in Santa Croce. Legacy
Michelangelo, at seventy years old, had set a high standard for the following artists to come. People were already attempting to sum up his accomplishments and considering his place in history. From this time on, he was known as the "Divine Michelangelo", a living legend, the master of Italian Renaissance .
The crypt, where some family members are buried, did not satisfy the clients' wishes for splendor and celebration. Not even for Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother Giuliano de' Medici had a worthy burial been prepared. There was a need to create a new environment as a resting place for the two "dukes" (or "captains") and the two "magnificents". [2]