Episode 212 - Michelangelo’s Laurentian Library in Florence Part II

Rebuilding The Renaissance

English - February 08, 2023 11:30 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 202 ratings
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This episode analyzes Michelangelo’s visionary architectural design for the vestibule - better known as the “Ricetto” – of the Laurentian Library. Dominated by the famous staircase which Michelangelo claimed appeared to him in a dream, the space perfectly expresses Michelangelo’s radical new vision for Renaissance architecture.