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Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Aerial view of Santa Maria Novella depicting context, from Boboli Gardens]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Aerial view of Santa Maria Novella depicting context, from top of the Cathedral Campanile]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, General view, from the southeast, depicting façade with medieval church behind]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Side view of the front façade]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Frontal view the front façade, on center axis]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Close side view of the main portal (the portal is by Alberti, the rest of the ground floor is medieval)]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The main portal, frontal view (the portal is by Alberti, the rest of the ground floor is medieval)]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The east wall (medieval)]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The east wall (medieval)]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Frontal view of the portal and surrounding wall (the portal is by Alberti, the rest of the ground floor is medieval)]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Tight view along the east elevation]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Frontal view of the blind arcade, located east of the façade]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The blind arcade, located east of the façade, tight side view]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The blind arcade, located east of the façade, detail of pointed arch]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The blind arcade, detail of a coat-of-arms below arch]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), close side view, from the southwest]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The lunette above the portal]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), view of the door jamb, depicting double pilasters by Alberti]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), frontal view of the door jamb]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), frontal view of the upper door jamb]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), detail where vault over door meets the architrave and pilaster (based on the Pantheon in Rome)]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), the upper door jamb, side view]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), detail of the outer door pilaster and capital]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), detail of the outer door pilaster and capital]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), the inner door jamb, detail of decorative relief]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, the area above and right of the central arch]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, detail where column and pilaster meet the end of the wall]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, right side, frontal view]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, and view of the upper portion of the elevation (by Alberti)]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, detail]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, detail]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper elevation (by Alberti), frontal view of the entire upper facade with scrolls]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper elevation (by Alberti), central window]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper elevation (by Alberti), pilasters]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper elevation (by Alberti), decorative marble panels]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Upper elevation (by Alberti), decorative marble panels, detail]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Side view with wall terminus, west side]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Side view of wall terminus, west side detail at the end of the wall]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Side view of wall terminus, west side, frontal view]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Frontal view of the pediment]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Pediment, with sun motif]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Pediment, with sun motif]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Pediment, the east corner]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, Frontal view of the west scroll]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, East reversed volute]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, East reversed volute, detail of circular motif]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Santa Maria Novella, East reversed volute, upper part]
Creators
Francesco Talenti (Italian architect, ca. 1300-1370); Giovanni Rucellai (Italian patron, 1475-1525); Leon Battista Alberti (Italian architect, 1404-1472)
Description
The second design commissioned by Giovanni Rucellai, the spectacular green-and-white patterned stone façade of S Maria Novella, was begun in or soon after 1458, the year in which Rucellai obtained rights of patronage, and was probably completed in 1470. For this project, Alberti was not only faced with the problem of devising a classical scheme for a church with a tall nave and lower side aisles, but he was also required to incorporate the beginnings of an earlier façade. To provide a visual transition from the wider lower storey to the narrower upper one, Alberti installed a pair of giant S-shaped scrolls [reversed volutes], inspired by those of Brunelleschi's lantern (designed 1436) at Florence Cathedral. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Fountain of Neptune, General view, from the northeast, depicting location of the fountain within Piazza della Signoria]
Creators
Bartolomeo Ammanati (Italian sculptor, 1511-1592); Cosimo I de' Medici (Italian patron, 1519-1574)
Description
Ammanati's best-known sculpture is the Fountain of Neptune (ca. 1560-1575) in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence. The central figure of Neptune was carved out of a colossal block of marble that had been begun by Baccio Bandinelli before his death (1560), and this inhibited Ammanati's treatment. Consequently (by general consent) the Neptune is neither characteristic nor aesthetically satisfactory. More successful are the surrounding bronze figures of four recumbent deities and a troop of gesticulating fauns and satyrs (all 1571-1575), modelled and cast under his supervision by a team of assistants. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Fountain of Neptune, Close view from the north, depicting the marble basin with nymphs and satyrs]
Creators
Bartolomeo Ammanati (Italian sculptor, 1511-1592); Cosimo I de' Medici (Italian patron, 1519-1574)
Description
Ammanati's best-known sculpture is the Fountain of Neptune (ca. 1560-1575) in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence. The central figure of Neptune was carved out of a colossal block of marble that had been begun by Baccio Bandinelli before his death (1560), and this inhibited Ammanati's treatment. Consequently (by general consent) the Neptune is neither characteristic nor aesthetically satisfactory. More successful are the surrounding bronze figures of four recumbent deities and a troop of gesticulating fauns and satyrs (all 1571-1575), modelled and cast under his supervision by a team of assistants. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
Title
[Fountain of Neptune, General view, from the southwest]
Creators
Bartolomeo Ammanati (Italian sculptor, 1511-1592); Cosimo I de' Medici (Italian patron, 1519-1574)
Description
Ammanati's best-known sculpture is the Fountain of Neptune (ca. 1560-1575) in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence. The central figure of Neptune was carved out of a colossal block of marble that had been begun by Baccio Bandinelli before his death (1560), and this inhibited Ammanati's treatment. Consequently (by general consent) the Neptune is neither characteristic nor aesthetically satisfactory. More successful are the surrounding bronze figures of four recumbent deities and a troop of gesticulating fauns and satyrs (all 1571-1575), modelled and cast under his supervision by a team of assistants. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Materials
marble
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![[Santa Maria Novella, Aerial view of Santa Maria Novella depicting context, from Boboli Gardens]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/187/1a1-al-sm-a1/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Aerial view of Santa Maria Novella depicting context, from top of the Cathedral Campanile]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/188/1a1-al-sm-a2/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, General view, from the southeast, depicting façade with medieval church behind]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/189/1a1-al-sm-b1/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Side view of the front façade]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/190/1a1-al-sm-b2/full/251,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Frontal view the front façade, on center axis]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/191/1a1-al-sm-b3/full/251,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Close side view of the main portal (the portal is by Alberti, the rest of the ground floor is medieval)]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/192/1a1-al-sm-c1/full/250,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The main portal, frontal view (the portal is by Alberti, the rest of the ground floor is medieval)]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/193/1a1-al-sm-c2/full/253,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The east wall (medieval)]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/194/1a1-al-sm-c3/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The east wall (medieval)]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/195/1a1-al-sm-c4/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Frontal view of the portal and surrounding wall (the portal is by Alberti, the rest of the ground floor is medieval)]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/196/1a1-al-sm-c5/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Tight view along the east elevation]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/197/1a1-al-sm-d1/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Frontal view of the blind arcade, located east of the façade]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/198/1a1-al-sm-d2/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The blind arcade, located east of the façade, tight side view]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/199/1a1-al-sm-d3/full/253,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The blind arcade, located east of the façade, detail of pointed arch]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/200/1a1-al-sm-d4/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The blind arcade, detail of a coat-of-arms below arch]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/201/1a1-al-sm-d5/full/252,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), close side view, from the southwest]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/202/1a1-al-sm-e1/full/254,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The lunette above the portal]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/203/1a1-al-sm-e10/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), view of the door jamb, depicting double pilasters by Alberti]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/204/1a1-al-sm-e2/full/252,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), frontal view of the door jamb]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/205/1a1-al-sm-e3/full/248,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), frontal view of the upper door jamb]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/206/1a1-al-sm-e4/full/254,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), detail where vault over door meets the architrave and pilaster (based on the Pantheon in Rome)]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/207/1a1-al-sm-e5/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), the upper door jamb, side view]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/208/1a1-al-sm-e6/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), detail of the outer door pilaster and capital]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/209/1a1-al-sm-e7/full/251,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), detail of the outer door pilaster and capital]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/210/1a1-al-sm-e8/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, The central portal (by Alberti), the inner door jamb, detail of decorative relief]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/211/1a1-al-sm-e9/full/249,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, the area above and right of the central arch]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/212/1a1-al-sm-f1/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, detail where column and pilaster meet the end of the wall]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/213/1a1-al-sm-f2/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, right side, frontal view]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/214/1a1-al-sm-f3/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, and view of the upper portion of the elevation (by Alberti)]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/215/1a1-al-sm-f4/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, detail]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/216/1a1-al-sm-f5/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper medieval wall, detail]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/217/1a1-al-sm-f6/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper elevation (by Alberti), frontal view of the entire upper facade with scrolls]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/218/1a1-al-sm-g1/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper elevation (by Alberti), central window]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/219/1a1-al-sm-g2/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper elevation (by Alberti), pilasters]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/220/1a1-al-sm-g3/full/249,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper elevation (by Alberti), decorative marble panels]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/221/1a1-al-sm-g4/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Upper elevation (by Alberti), decorative marble panels, detail]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/222/1a1-al-sm-g5/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Side view with wall terminus, west side]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/223/1a1-al-sm-g6/full/250,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Side view of wall terminus, west side detail at the end of the wall]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/224/1a1-al-sm-g7/full/254,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Side view of wall terminus, west side, frontal view]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/225/1a1-al-sm-g8/full/254,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Frontal view of the pediment]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/226/1a1-al-sm-h1/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Pediment, with sun motif]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/227/1a1-al-sm-h2/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Pediment, with sun motif]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/228/1a1-al-sm-h3/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Pediment, the east corner]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/229/1a1-al-sm-h4/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, Frontal view of the west scroll]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/230/1a1-al-sm-i1/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, East reversed volute]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/231/1a1-al-sm-i2/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, East reversed volute, detail of circular motif]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/232/1a1-al-sm-i3/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Santa Maria Novella, East reversed volute, upper part]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/233/1a1-al-sm-i4/full/250,/0/default.jpg)
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![[Fountain of Neptune, Close view from the north, depicting the marble basin with nymphs and satyrs]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/2/1a1-ab-fn-a2/full/384,/0/default.jpg)
![[Fountain of Neptune, General view, from the southwest]](https://luna.vrchost.com:443/media/iiif/3/1a1-ab-fn-a3/full/384,/0/default.jpg)