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Michelangelo Buonarroti contract with Pope Leo X, 1508 [Latin]
Original draft of a contract between Michealangelo and Pope Leo X for the construction of the facade of the Church of San Lorenzo, in Florence, Italy. This contract gives the accurate specifications of the work, which the artist engages himself to execute. The dimensions of decorations, columns, sta...
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| Collection: | Simon Gratz autograph collection (#0250A) |
| Date: | 1508-01-19 |
| Dimensions: | 43.0 x 29.3 cm |
| Box Number: | Box 12/34 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 56 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11599 |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti contract with Pope Leo X, 1508 [Latin] |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti contract with Pope Leo X, 1508 [Latin] Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 Renaissance Raphael, 1483-1520. Leo X with the Cardinals |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti contract with Pope Leo X, 1508 [Latin] |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti contract with Pope Leo X, 1508 [Latin] |
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1508-01-19 |
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1508 |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 (Creator) |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 Pope Leo X, 1475-1521 |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 |
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Pope Leo X, 1475-1521 (Correspondent) |
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Pope Leo X, 1475-1521 |
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43.0 x 29.3 cm |
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Original draft of a contract between Michealangelo and Pope Leo X for the construction of the facade of the Church of San Lorenzo, in Florence, Italy. This contract gives the accurate specifications of the work, which the artist engages himself to execute. The dimensions of decorations, columns, statues, etc., are given, and it would be easy to form an idea of the plan and scope of the work projected; these particulars were never built from his designs. It begins (translated): "Be it known to all persons that this day, the 19 of January, 1508, His Holiness, Pope Leo X, has taken into his service Michelagniolo di Lodovico di Bonaroto Simone, a Florentine sculptor, who undertakes to erect the edifice and the walls of the facade of St. Laurent at Florence, in the manner and on the conditions hereinafter set forth." The portion in Michelangelo's own autograph is (translated) as follows: "I, the above named Michelangniolo do Lodovico do Simone, am content with what is contained in the writing, and certify that I have written in Rome, with my own hand, that which is said above."<br /> <br /> This letter was purchased at auction for the Simon Gratz autograph collection as number 1683 of Count Paar's sale in Berlin for $600. |
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LCSH: Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 LCSH: Renaissance LCSH: Raphael, 1483-1520. Leo X with the Cardinals |
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Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 Renaissance Raphael, 1483-1520. Leo X with the Cardinals |
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Please contact Rights and Reproduction for more information. |
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Simon Gratz autograph collection |
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0250A |
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Box 12/34 |
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Folder 56 |
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https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11599 |
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13.071974 |