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Basilica of Sant'Andrea
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April 30, 2018
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Monumental church, begun in 1472. Last work by Leon Battista Alberti and a major work of Renaissance architecture. Floor plan, elevation and façade depart from the classical basilica and are heavily inspired by ancient temple models. Innovative concept with a strong after-effect in the church building of the Baroque period.
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January 26, 2019
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The basilica with the plan of a cross consists of a nave and two transepts. It served as a model and prototype for many later churches. In 1470, Leon Battista Alberti wrote to Margrave Ludovico II Gonzaga that the new church would have been a "larger, more eternal and worthy temple", the construction of which was entrusted to the Florentine Luca Fancelli (1430-1495) for the death of Alberti in 1472.
The work took three centuries without going too far from the original plan.
Source: guideturistichemantova.it/page/2/?lang=en
The work took three centuries without going too far from the original plan.
Source: guideturistichemantova.it/page/2/?lang=en
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