Antonio da Sangallo the Younger

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (actually Antonio di Bartolomeo Cordini, born April 12, 1484 Florence, † August 3, 1546 in Terni ) was an Italian architect of the Renaissance.

Life

Sangallo came from a famous family of architects and was the nephew of Antonio da Sangallo the Elder, as well as by Giuliano da Sangallo. 1503 he followed Giuliano da Sangallo to Rome, where he later enjoyed the favor of various popes. He was initially an employee of Raphael and Donato Bramante, who employed him in the execution of the dome piers of St. Peter in Rome. Since 1520 he worked as an independent architect and after the death of Raphael succeeded him as architect of St. Peter. From 1539, he worked as a senior architect. He was one of the most respected and most sought after architects of Rome.

Since Sangallo's buildings presented in the style of the High Renaissance and showed first features of the early Baroque. His plans for the Palazzo Farnese designed this as the first city palace with a uniaxial orientation. The design of a courtyard is one of the most important achievements of the Italian Renaissance architecture.

Buildings

• Santa Maria di Monserrato in Rome, from 1518
• Santa Maria di Loreto in Rome, from 1522
• Fortezza da Basso in Florence, 1534
• Palazzo Farnese in Rome, begun in 1534, by 1546 and completed by Michelangelo
• The Pauline Chapel in the Vatican ( 1534-40 ), design of interiors
• Santo Spirito in Sassia in Rome, 1538-45
• Palazzo Sacchetti in Rome (begun in 1542)
• Scala Regia between St. Peter's Basilica and Sistine Chapel