Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Santa Croce
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Preferred Title:
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Santa Croce
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Alternate Title:
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Basilica di Santa Croce
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Image View:
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The north loggia, view looking west
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Creator:
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attributed to Arnolfo di Cambio (Italian architect, active ca. 1265-1302); Giorgio Vasari II (Italian architect, 1511-1574)
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Location:
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site: Santa Croce (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
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Location Note:
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16 Piazza di Santa Croce
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GPS:
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+43.768619+11.262358
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Date:
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ca. 1294-1443 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Gothic (Medieval)
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Work Type 1:
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church
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Work Type 2:
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basilica
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Classification:
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architecture
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors
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Description:
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[Additions made in 1560 by Giorgio Vasari, facade dates to 1853-1863.] It is an aisled basilica with a timber roof, transepts, and five rectangular chapels on either side of the polygonal choir. Many features of Santa Croce are reminiscent of Arnolfo's project for Florence Cathedral. These include the wide central vessel and narrow aisles, the broad span of the main arcade arches, the polygonal piers and the open-truss roof. The clear articulation of the interior, the deliberate emphasis on wall surfaces and their rectilinear, thoughtfully proportioned organization by means of narrow window openings, pilaster strips and horizontal gallery also indicate Arnolfo's responsibility for the work. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A2-I-F-SC-B1
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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