Marco Solari
Marco Solari (c. 1355 – 1405) was a Swiss–Italian architect, engineer, and sculptor. Biography Marco Solari, often named Marco da Carona, was born in the village of Carona, in what today is the Swiss canton of Ticino. He is the progenitor of the Solari da Carona family, a masonic Lombardian dynasty.Scott, Leader. The Cathedral Builders: The Story of a Great Masonic Guild. Project Gutenberg. Print. Solari is known as one of the chief architects of the Certosa di Pavia. Gian Galeazzo Visconti, hereditary lord and first Duke of Milan, first commissioned Solari as a chief architect of the Certosa di Pavia in 1396. Solari is also known for his work as a master on the Duomo of Milan Milan Cathedral ( ; ), or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary (), is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St. Mary (), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbis ..., starting in 1399. Genealogy References ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Certosa Di Pavia Cortile, Italia
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Certosa is an Italian word meaning Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse. It may refer to: * Certosa di Bologna, a former monastery which was turned into a monumental cemetery * Certosa di Farneta, near Lucca in Tuscany * Certosa di Ferrara * Certosa del Galluzzo, near Florence in Tuscany * Certosa di Padula, near Salerno in southern Italy * Certosa di Parma * Certosa di Pavia * Certosa di Pavia (comune), a small town in Lombardy near to, and named after the monastery * Certosa di San Martino, a former monastery complex, now a museum, in Naples * La Certosa, an island near Venice See also * Charterhouse (monastery) *List of Carthusian monasteries *Pisa Charterhouse Pisa Charterhouse, also Calci Charterhouse or Val Graziosa Charterhouse (), is a former Carthusian monastery, now the home of the Pisa Museum of Natural History. It is 10 km outside Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, in the ''comune'' of Calci. The mon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
260px, Amadeo, Milan Cathedral Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (c. 1447 – 27 or 28 August 1522) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor of the Early Renaissance, architect, and engineer. He dominated late fifteenth-century Lombard architecture and sculpture. Biography Amadeo was born in Pavia, son of Aloisio. Starting from 1460, he trained under the master Francesco Solari. 240px, The Colleoni Chapel in Bergamo. In 1466 he was engaged as a sculptor, with his brother Protasio, by Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza to work at the famous Certosa, near Pavia. While engaged at the Certosa, he executed the beautiful door leading from the church into the cloister, still known as "the door of Amadeo".Poole, Thomas. "Giovanni Antonio Amadeo." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Architects From Ticino
An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin , which derives from the Greek (''-'', chief + , builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from location to location. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialised training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in the development of the profession. Origins Th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Italian Engineers
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14th-century Italian Architects
The 14th century lasted from 1 January 1301 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCCI) to 31 December 1400 (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Europe and the Mongol Empire. West Africa experienced economic growth and prosperity. In Europe, the Black Death claimed 25 million lives wiping out one third of the European population while the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France fought in the protracted Hundred Years' War after the death of King Charles IV of France led to a claim to the French throne by King Edward III of England. This period is considered the height of chivalry and marks the beginning of strong separate identities for both England and France as well as the foundation of the Italian Renaissance and the Ottoman Empire. In Asia, Tamerlane (Timur), established the Timurid Empire, history's third largest empire to have been ever established by a single conqueror. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrea Solari
Andrea Solari (also Solario) (1460–1524) was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Milanese school. He was initially named ''Andre del Gobbo'', but more confusingly as ''Andrea del Bartolo'' a name shared with two other Italian painters, the 14th-century Siennese Andrea di Bartolo, and the 15th-century Florentine Andrea di Bartolo. His paintings can be seen in Venice, Milan, The Louvre and the Château de Gaillon (Normandy, France). One of his better-known paintings is the '' Madonna with the Green Cushion'' (c. 1507) in the Louvre. History Solario was born in Milan. He was one of the most important followers of Leonardo da Vinci, and brother of Cristoforo Solari, who gave him his first training whilst employed extensively on work at the Milan cathedral, and at the Certosa di Pavia. In 1490 he accompanied his brother to Venice, where he seems to have been strongly influenced by Antonello da Messina, who was then active in the city. The fine portrait of a Veneti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cristoforo Solari
Church of San Zaccaria Venice – bas-relief on the facade Cristoforo Solari (c. 1460–1527), also known as il Gobbo (''the hunchbacked''), was an Italian sculptor and architect. He was the brother of the painter Andrea Solari. Among his works, one of the most famous is the cenotaph lid of the dukes Ludovico il Moro and Beatrice d'Este for the Certosa di Pavia, carved between 1497 and 1499. For a while people thought he had sculpted the Pietà, causing Michelangelo to break into the church and chisel his name on it. Some of Solari's work can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Daniel Katz Gallery in London, the Victoria & Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen ... in London and multiple other lo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pietro Antonio Solari
Pietro Antonio Solari (;Z. Davidov. Stars on the towers. (Звезды на башнях) Moscow, 1963 – May 1493), also known as Pyotr Fryazin (), was an Italian Renaissance architect and sculptor, who worked in Moscow. Biography He was born in Carona and apprenticed under his father Guiniforte Solari, who was the leading architect of the Duomo di Milano. In his father's workshop, he learned to draw plans and sculpture statues. In 1476, he was hired to contribute to the construction of the Duomo di Milano. At 26, he was appointed a deputy of his father by the duke of the Duchy of Milan. When his father died, he was appointed his successor for the buildings of the Duke but not at the Cathedral of Milan. Later he also sculpted a tomb of the bishop Marco de Capitani in the Cathedral of Alessandria. In 1487, he was invited to Russia by Grand Prince Ivan III to construct the walls and towers of the Moscow Kremlin. Within the next two years, Solari built most of the walls (ex ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Francesco Solari
240px, ''Madonna with Child'', church of Sant'Angelo, Milan. Francesco Solari (c. 1415 – 1469) was an Italian sculptor, architect and engineer. He was born in Milan, the son of Giovanni Solari and the brother of Guiniforte Solari. Around 1445, he is known to be working in decorations for the church of the Villa in Castiglione Olona, the Duomo of Milan and the Certosa of Pavia, where Guiniforte was director of the works. Starting from a least 1464, he was master to Giovanni Antonio Amadeo 260px, Amadeo, Milan Cathedral Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (c. 1447 – 27 or 28 August 1522) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor of the Early Renaissance, architect, and engineer. He dominated late fifteenth-century Lombard architecture and sculptu .... He died in Milan in 1469. References 1410s births 1469 deaths 15th-century Italian architects 15th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Engineers from Milan Architects from Milan {{Italy-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carona, Switzerland
Carona is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Bogno, Cadro, Carona, Certara, Cimadera, Valcolla and Sonvico merged into the municipality of Lugano.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 History [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guiniforte Solari
Guiniforte Solari (), also known as ''Boniforte'', was an Italian sculptor, architect and engineer. Life Born in Milan, he was the son of the architect Giovanni Solari, and brother of Francesco Solari. Guiniforte was chief engineer of the Duchy of Milan during his life. He is especially remembered for his disputes with Filarete, who had been called by Duke Francesco I Sforza to modernize the Lombard architecture according to the new Renaissance styles. However, Solari represented the local Gothic tradition. Buildings which he worked on include the Duomo, the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and the Ospedale Maggiore in Milan, and the Certosa of Pavia. Also attributed to him is the Portinari Chapel, in the church of Sant'Eustorgio, Milan. He died in Milan around 1481. His son Pietro Pietro is an Italian language, Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: People * Pietro I Candiano (c. 842–887), briefly the 16th Doge of Venice * Pietro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Duomo Di Milano
Milan Cathedral ( ; ), or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary (), is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St. Mary (), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete: construction began in 1386, and the final details were completed in 1965. It is the largest church in the Italian Republic—the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City, a sovereign state—and one of largest in the world. History Milan's layout, with streets either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, reveals that the Duomo occupies what was the most central site in Roman Mediolanum, that of the public basilica facing the forum. The first cathedral, the "new basilica" (') dedicated to St Thecla, was completed by 355. It seems to share, on a slightly smaller scale, the plan of the contemporaneous church recently rediscovered beneat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |