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Catalog Level: component
Type: dome |
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architecture
European art |
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Titles or Names |
Text: Dome of Saint Peter's
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English |
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Creation |
Creator Description: designed by Michelangelo
Buonarroti (Florentine, 1475-1564), design revised
by Giacomo della Porta (Italian, 1532/1533-1602) and
Domenico Fontana (Italian, 1543-1607) |
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Identity:
Buonarroti, Michelangelo
Role:
architect
Extent: revisions to design
Identity:
Porta, Giacomo della
Role:
architect
Extent: revisions to design
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Fontana, Domenico
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Creation Date:
designed mid-1550s, constructed late 16th century
Date Qualifier: design
Earliest:
1530 Latest:1570
Date Qualifier: construction
Earliest:
1451 Latest:
1600 |
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Styles/Periods/ Groups/Movements |
Indexing Term: Renaissance |
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Measurements |
Dimensions Description: 42 m (138
feet); height of dome: 138 m (452 feet) above the
street, 119 m (390 feet) above the floor |
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Dimensions Qualifier: exterior
Value: 138 Unit: m Type:
height
Dimensions Qualifier: interior
Value: 119 Unit: m Type:
height
Value: 42 Unit: m Type:
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Materials and Techniques |
Description: brick, with iron chain
compression ring |
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Material Name:
brick
Technique Name:
compression
reinforcement |
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Subject Matter |
Indexing Terms:
architecture
religion/mythology |
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Descriptive Note |
Text: The brick dome uses four iron
chains for a compression ring; it is buttressed by
the apses and supported internally by four massive
piers more than 18 m thick. Bramante's original floor
plan called for the dome over a Greek cross plan.
Michelangelo designed the dome; after his death Giacomo
della Porta and Domenico Fontana executed the dome,
altering the shape to make it steeper and taller than
Michelangelo's design. The dome was finally completed
under Sixtus V; Gregory XIV ordered the erection of
the lantern. |
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Citation: Millon and Smyth, Michelangelo
architect: the facade of San Lorenzo and the drum
and dome of Saint Peter's (1988) |
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Related Works |
Broader Context: Saint Peter's Basilica
(Vatican City, Rome, Italy) |
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Current Location |
Repository Name/Geographic Location:
Vatican City (Rome, Italy) |
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Revised 28 August 2006
