His masterpiece remains the church and façade of San Gaetano (built 1604–1648) in front of Piazza Antinori in Florence. The work was commissioned by the Cardinal Carlo de Medici, and dedicated to the founder of the Theatine order. The building work was shared with Matteo Nigetti. The church is also known as the Church of San Michele and San Gaetano, because it was built on the site of a Romanesque church of San Michele Bertelde. The façade with its sculptural decorations is highly atypical for Florentine churches, which had a predilection for iconoclastic geometrically ornamented façades.
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Wittkower, Rudolf (1993). "Art and Architecture Italy, 1600-1750". Pelican History of Art. 1980. Penguin Books Ltd. pp. 301–303.
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gherardo, silvani, 1579, 1675, italian, architect, sculptor, active, mainly, florence, other, sites, tuscany, during, baroque, period, façade, gaetano, florence, portal, palazzo, fenzi, biography, edithis, pierfrancesco, also, became, architect, worked, palazz. Gherardo Silvani 1579 1675 was an Italian architect and sculptor active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period Facade of San Gaetano Florence The portal of Palazzo Fenzi Biography editHis son Pierfrancesco also became an architect He worked on the Palazzo Corsini al Prato Palazzo Capponi Covoni 1623 Palazzo Fenzi 1634 Palazzo Pallavicini Palazzo di San Clemente He also helped design and construct the altar of the Basilica di Santo Spirito He helped in the reconstruction of the churches of San Frediano Santi Simone e Giuda Sant Agostino and the Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore Florence among others He helped design the facade of the Basilica of Santa Maria at Impruneta His model for the facade of the cathedral of Florence was not adopted His masterpiece remains the church and facade of San Gaetano built 1604 1648 in front of Piazza Antinori in Florence The work was commissioned by the Cardinal Carlo de Medici and dedicated to the founder of the Theatine order The building work was shared with Matteo Nigetti The church is also known as the Church of San Michele and San Gaetano because it was built on the site of a Romanesque church of San Michele Bertelde The facade with its sculptural decorations is highly atypical for Florentine churches which had a predilection for iconoclastic geometrically ornamented facades References editWittkower Rudolf 1993 Art and Architecture Italy 1600 1750 Pelican History of Art 1980 Penguin Books Ltd pp 301 303 nbsp This article about an Italian sculptor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an Italian architect or firm of architects is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gherardo Silvani amp oldid 1068413275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
