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Giorgio di Martini, Francesco di (1439–1501/2). Sienese architect, theorist, and engineer. His architectural tracts of 1475–92 and his version of
Vitruvius were influential in C16. He proposed a complete theory for
Renaissance architecture based on that of Antiquity, argued for the placing of altars in centralized church-plans, gave a rational explanation of ecclesiastical symbolism, and invented fortifications that were a defence against gunfire. On moving to Urbino (1476) he contributed (possibly the refined
loggia) to the design of the Palazzo Ducale (1476–82) and other works. In 1484 he designed Santa Maria della Grazie al Calcinaio, near Cortona (finished 1516), an accomplished harmonious Renaissance building; (probably) the Palazzo degli Anziani, Ancona (completed 1493—destroyed), and the severe Palazzo del Comune, Iesi (completed 1503). Many other buildings have been attributed to him, including Santo Spirito, Siena (1498–1509), which has a barrel-vault penetrated by
lunettes, but his architectural career is not well documented.
Vasari held him in high regard.
Bibliography
Croix (1972);
Frampton & Turner (1993);
Giorgio di Martini (1967);
Heydenreich (1996);
Papini (1946);
Rotondi (1950–1, 1970);
van Vynckt (ed.) (1993);
Weller (1943)
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Francesco di Giorgio (Francesco di Giorgio Martini) , 1439-1502, also called Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Italian engineer, architect, painter, and sculptor, b. Siena. With Renaissance versatility he worked as military architect and...
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Francesco Maurizio di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501/2). See Giorgio .
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Giorgio di Martini, Francesco di
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Giorgio di Martini, Francesco di (1439–1501/2). Sienese architect, theorist...Bibliography Croix (1972); Frampton & Turner (1993); Giorgio di Martini (1967); Heydenreich (1996); Papini (1946); Rotondi...
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