Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (or Antonio Cordiani) (April 12, 1484 -
August 3, 1546) was an Italian architect active during the Italian
Renaissance.
Sangallo was born in Florence. His grandfather Francesco Giamberti was a
woodworker, and his uncles Giuliano da Sangallo and Antonio da Sangallo
the Elder were noted architects of the time.
He went while very young to Rome, and became a pupil of Bramante, of whose
style he was afterwards a close follower. He lived and worked in Rome
during the greater part of his life, and was much employed by several of
the popes. His most perfect existing work is the brick and travertine
church of Santa Maria di Loreto, a building remarkable for the great
beauty of its proportions, and its noble effect produced with much
simplicity. The lower order is square in plan, the next octagonal; and the
whole is surmounted by a fine dome and lofty lantern. The lantern is,
however, a later addition. The interior is very impressive, considering
its very moderate size. Antonio also carried out the lofty and
well-designed church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, which had been begun
by Jacopo Sansovino. The east end of this church rises in a very stately
way out of the bed of the Tiber River, near the bridge of Sant'Angelo; the
west end has been ruined by the addition of a later facade, but the
interior is a noble example of a somewhat dull style. Great skill was
shown in successfully building this large church, partly on the solid
ground of the bank and partly on. the shifting sand of the river bed.
Antonio also built the Cappella Paolina and other parts of the Vatican,
together with additions to the walls and forts of the Leonine City. His
most ornate work is the lower part of the cortile of the Farnese Palace,
afterwards completed by Michelangelo, a very rich and well-proportioned
specimen of the then favorite design, a series of arches between engaged
columns supporting an entablature, an arrangement taken from the outside
of the Colosseum. A palace in the Via Giulia built for himself still
exists under the name of the Palazzo Sacchetti, much injured by
alterations. Antonio also constructed the very deep and ingenious rock-cut
well at Orvieto, formed with a double spiral staircase, like the Well of
Saladin in the citadel of Cairo.
Selected works
Palazzo Baldassini in Rome.
Villa Madama in Rome (started 1518).
St. Peter's Basilica in Rome (chief architect from 1520 on).
Palazzo Farnese in Rome (1534-46), designed for Cardinal Alessandro
Farnese.
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