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Orcagna, Andrea di Cione
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Orcagna, Andrea di Cione, called (
c.1308–68). Florentine
Gothic architect.
Capomaestro of the
oratory of Or San Michele, Florence, from 1355, he designed the exquisite gabled domed
tabernacle (
c.1352–9). At Orvieto Cathedral in 1358 he supervised the construction of the façade
rose-window and may have contributed to the decorations of the front. He was involved as a consultant at the Florence
Duomo (Cathedral) from 1350 and was probably an influence on the final design.
Bibliography
Steinweg (1929);
John White (1987)
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Nell'autobus. Pensando all'affresco di Andrea Orcagna sulla peste di Firenze del 1300./On the bus. Thinking of Andrea Orcagna's fresco of the plague in Florence in 1300.(Poem)
Magazine article from: TriQuarterly; 1/1/2007; ; 455 words
; Nell'autobus. Pensando all'affresco di Andrea Orcagna sulla peste di Firenze del 1300 vediamo la strada con le...mani traversata da ferro. On the bus. Thinking of Andrea Orcagna's fresco of the plague in Florence the plague in Florence...
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An unknown episode of Burchiello's reception in the early Cinquecento: Florence, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2725, Fols [80.sup.r]-[131.sup.v].(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...far more systematically used by Mariotto di Nardo di Cione Orcagna (d. Florence, 1424), who belonged to the family of the...his Vita of Andrea, seems to confuse the two, saying that Orcagna exchanged sonnets with Burchiello himself, a circumstance...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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TRAVEL: Cities, sand and sea; Late Deals.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 3/26/2005; 423 words
; ...Tara Towers costs from pounds 190, flying from Edinburgh on April 15. #A three-night break in Florence at the two-star Orcagna Hotel costs from pounds 128, flying from Prestwick on June 3. # Three nights in Disneyland Paris at the two-star Hotel...
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The writings of Henry Moore.('Henry Moore: Writings and Conversations')(Book Review)
Magazine article from: New Criterion; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...out an Indian figure as "one of the finest pieces of sculpture I've ever seen?' Once in Italy, "the work of Giotto, Orcagna, Lorenzetti, Taddeo Gaddi, the paintings leading up to and including Masaccio's are what have so far interested me most...
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Luc Tuymans at David Zwirner.(art exhibition)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...S. Croce (26 by 20 inches), which depicts an attendant to the birth of the Virgin in a late Gothic altarpiece by Andrea Orcagna. In The Secretary of State (18 by 24 inches), Condoleezza Rice scowls into the sun and shows her teeth, perhaps contemplating...
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PIECE OF CAKE: Sex scandal rocks Church, shatters innocence & faith
Newspaper article from: Filipino Reporter; 3/21/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the structures of deceit that are our modern form of papal sin. Paler, subtler, less dramatic than the sins castigated by Orcagna (painter of the Last Judgment) or Dante (author of `The Devine Comedy'), these are the quiet sins of intellectual betrayal...
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Pay homage to Italian cuisine, culture in Orvieto.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 4/13/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...arched doorways by Sienese Lorenzo Maitani, the rose window with Christ's face at its spoked center by Florentine architect Orcagna, and the bronze doors by Emilio Greco come from the 14th, 15th and 20th centuries respectively. The facade's most captivating...
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Art books in every size from huge to stocking-stuffer
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/4/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...treat exquisite early Italian fresco cycles in loving depth. Other books on single masterpieces are Gert Kreytenberg's "Orcagna's Tabernacle in Orsanmichele, Florence" (Abrams, $39.95) and "Michelangelo: The Medici Chapel" (Thames and Hudson...
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Orcagna
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Orcagna Orcagna (c. 1308-c. 1368) was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect...century. Nothing is known of the early years of Andrea di Cione, called Orcagna. According to a document of June 1368, he fell ill and presumably died...
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Orcagna, Andrea
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Orcagna, Andrea ( Andrea di Cione ) ( b Florence...administrator. His nickname ‘ Orcagna’ was evidently local slang for...immobile. Among paintings attributed to Orcagna, the most important is a fragmentary fresco...
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Orcagna, Andrea di Cione
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Orcagna, Andrea di Cione, called ( c. 1308–68). Florentine Gothic architect. Capomaestro of the oratory of Or San Michele...
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Florence
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Santa Maria Novella (1278-1350) has frescoes by Masaccio, Orcagna, and Ghirlandaio; fine cloisters; and a facade (1470...rebuilt 1337-1404) has a tabernacle (14th cent.) by Orcagna. On a hill overlooking the city is the Romanesque basilica...
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Andrea di Cione
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Andrea di Cione ( fl. 1343–68). See Orcagna, Andrea .
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