BUONTALENTI, Bernardo
(b. ca. 1531, Firenze, d. 1608, Firenze)

Façade

1593-94
Stone
Santa Trinita, Florence

The church of Santa Trínita was founded by the Vallombrosians in the 11th century (when it was outside the city walls), and subsequently patronized by many of Florence's wealthiest families; as a result it was rebuilt many times, and could now serve as the text for a good course on Italian art history. To begin on the outside, the elegant Mannerist façade was designed by Buontalenti.

The church is home to the Sassetti Chapel, containing 15th-century frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio, and the Bartolini Salimbeni Chapel, with frescoes by Lorenzo Monaco.




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