The chiesa di San Salvatore di Ognissanti, or more simply chiesa di Ognissanti (Italian:[ˈkjɛːzadioɲɲisˈsanti;ˈkjeː-]; "Church of All Saints"),[n 1] is a Franciscan church located on the piazza of the same name in central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. Founded by the lay order of the Umiliati, the church was dedicated to all the saints and martyrs, known and unknown.
It was completed originally during the 1250s, but almost completely rebuilt around 1627 in Baroque-style by the architect Bartolomeo Pettirossi. Soon after, a new façade (1637) was erected using designs by Matteo Nigetti,[n 2] that conserved the glazed terracotta lunette over the doorway, which while resembling the work of Della Robbia, is now attributed to Benedetto Buglioni. Ognissanti was among the first examples of Baroque architecture to penetrate this Renaissance city. Its three reversed orders of pilasters enclose niches and windows with elaborate cornices. To the left of the façade is a campanile of 13th and 14th century construction.
The Umiliati, by the dedication and probity of the lay brothers and sisters, gained a reputation in Florence, and dedicated works of art began to accumulate in their severely simple church. For example, Giotto's celebrated Madonna and Child with angels (c. 1310) was painted for the high altar.[n 3] Recent cleaning of the Crucifix in the left transept has led this work to be attributed also to Giotto.[n 4] During the sixteenth century, the Umiliati declined in power, and in 1571 the Franciscan order assumed control of the church, and were able to bring to the church precious relics, such as a robe of St Francis of Assisi.
In the early 17th-century, the interior was remodeled in Baroque style, with the apse rebuilt with a pietre dure high altar[n 5] and a sotto in su perspective painting (1770) on the vaulted nave ceiling. Fifteenth-century frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio and Sandro Botticelli were preserved in the nave; Botticelli is buried in the church[n 6] near his beloved Simonetta Vespucci. Botticelli's fresco of St Augustine in His Study faces across the nave the chapel with Ghirlandaio's St Jerome in His Study; both were executed contemporaneously in 1480.
In the Vespucci chapel, a fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio with his brother David, depicting the Madonna della Misericordia protecting members of the Vespucci family (c. 1472), is reputed to include the portrait of Amerigo Vespucci as a child. When Amerigo found a bay in the actual Brazil, he named to "San Salvatore di Ognissanti", in Portuguese "San Salvador de Todos os Santos": this is the origin of the name of the city of Salvador and Bahia de Todos os Santos.[3]
ognissanti, florence, chiesa, salvatore, ognissanti, more, simply, chiesa, ognissanti, italian, ˈkjɛːza, oɲɲisˈsanti, ˈkjeː, church, saints, franciscan, church, located, piazza, same, name, central, florence, region, tuscany, italy, founded, order, umiliati, c. The chiesa di San Salvatore di Ognissanti or more simply chiesa di Ognissanti Italian ˈkjɛːza di oɲɲisˈsanti ˈkjeː Church of All Saints n 1 is a Franciscan church located on the piazza of the same name in central Florence region of Tuscany Italy Founded by the lay order of the Umiliati the church was dedicated to all the saints and martyrs known and unknown FacadeNave of OgnissantiSt Jerome in his Study fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio 1480It is the burial place of the famous Early Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli as well as Age of Discovery era explorer Amerigo Vespucci from whom the name America is derived Contents 1 History 2 Notes 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory EditIt was completed originally during the 1250s but almost completely rebuilt around 1627 in Baroque style by the architect Bartolomeo Pettirossi Soon after a new facade 1637 was erected using designs by Matteo Nigetti n 2 that conserved the glazed terracotta lunette over the doorway which while resembling the work of Della Robbia is now attributed to Benedetto Buglioni Ognissanti was among the first examples of Baroque architecture to penetrate this Renaissance city Its three reversed orders of pilasters enclose niches and windows with elaborate cornices To the left of the facade is a campanile of 13th and 14th century construction The Umiliati by the dedication and probity of the lay brothers and sisters gained a reputation in Florence and dedicated works of art began to accumulate in their severely simple church For example Giotto s celebrated Madonna and Child with angels c 1310 was painted for the high altar n 3 Recent cleaning of the Crucifix in the left transept has led this work to be attributed also to Giotto n 4 During the sixteenth century the Umiliati declined in power and in 1571 the Franciscan order assumed control of the church and were able to bring to the church precious relics such as a robe of St Francis of Assisi In the early 17th century the interior was remodeled in Baroque style with the apse rebuilt with a pietre dure high altar n 5 and a sotto in su perspective painting 1770 on the vaulted nave ceiling Fifteenth century frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio and Sandro Botticelli were preserved in the nave Botticelli is buried in the church n 6 near his beloved Simonetta Vespucci Botticelli s fresco of St Augustine in His Study faces across the nave the chapel with Ghirlandaio s St Jerome in His Study both were executed contemporaneously in 1480 Ghirlandaio also frescoed a version of the Last Supper in the refectory now a museum located between the two cloisters a work which likely influenced Leonardo da Vinci s later work in Milan In the Vespucci chapel a fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio with his brother David depicting the Madonna della Misericordia protecting members of the Vespucci family c 1472 is reputed to include the portrait of Amerigo Vespucci as a child When Amerigo found a bay in the actual Brazil he named to San Salvatore di Ognissanti in Portuguese San Salvador de Todos os Santos this is the origin of the name of the city of Salvador and Bahia de Todos os Santos 3 Over the door to the sacristy is a crucifix in wood by Veit Stoss Notes Edit It gives its name to the borgo one of the traditional divisions of Florence It was restored in 1872 Giotto s Madonna and child are now in the Uffizi The paintings on panels always considered noteworthy 1 had been considered a work of Giotto s followers scuola giottesca 1 2 Built to a design by Jacopo Ligorio A small round stone in a chapel of the right transept marks his resting place References EditCitations Edit a b TCI 1922 p 313 Giotto s Ognissanti Crucifix brought back to life BBC News retrieved 5 November 2010 Bargellini amp al 1977 pp 337 340 Bibliography Edit Bargellini Piero et al 1977 Le Strade di Firenze Vol II Florence Bonechi in Italian Firenze e Dintorni Touring Club of Italy 1922 republished 1964 in Italian Ognissanti and Ghirlandaio sLast Supper External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ognissanti Florence Official website nbsp in Italian Photos of Ognissanti Church and Last Supper Fresco The Museums of Florence Ognissanti Church and Last Supper of Ghirlandaio Chiesa di Ognissanti at GCatholic org 43 46 21 N 11 14 44 E 43 77252410 N 11 24566970 E 43 77252410 11 24566970 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ognissanti Florence amp oldid 1178196690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
