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The problematic ‘Baptist’: Benedetto da Maiano’s Sala dei Gigli doorway
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 624-629
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Author:
Dillon, Sarah M. (Dillon, Sarah M. )
Subjects
art literature:
Poggi, Giovanni, 1880-1961 / Vasari, Giorgio
artists:
Benedetto da Maiano / Verrocchio, Andrea del / Ghirlandaio, Domenico / Rossellino, Bernardo / Rossellino, Antonio / Mino da Fiesole
dates:
1450-1499
media:
Sculpture / Reliefs / Doorways / Marbles / Bronzes
museums and institutions:
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy / Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy
patrons:
Medici, Lorenzo de', il Magnifico, 1449–1492
places:
Italy / Florence
subjects:
Italian sculpture / Italian architecture / Medici family / Patronage / Politics / Iconography / John the Baptist, Saint / Flowers / Putti / David / Archives / Inventories / Supports / Influence / Commissions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Door of the Sala dei Gigli, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, by Benedetto da Maiano. c.1475–78. Marble. (Photograph Raffaello Bencini; Alinari Archives, Florence)
Attributed works:
2. Door of the Sala dei Gigli, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, by Benedetto da Maiano. Photograph by Fratelli Alinari c.1890, 16 by 21 cm. (Alinari Archives, Florence).
Attributed works:
3. Door of the Sala dell’Udienza, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, by Benedetto da Maiano. c.1475–78. Marble. (Photograph Raffaello Bencini; Alinari Archives, Florence).
Attributed works:
4. Above Detail of the door of the Sala dei Gigli, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, showing the base of the figure. (Photograph the author).
Attributed works:
5. Opposite St John the Baptist, by Benedetto da Maiano. Marble, height 125 cm. Photograph by Fratelli Alinari c.1900, 15 by 21 cm. (Alinari Archives, Florence).