Cappella de' Pazzi nella Basilica di Santa Croce, il Portico

The Pazzi Chapel (Italian: Cappella dei Pazzi) is a chapel located in the "first cloister" on the southern flank of the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. Commonly credited to Filippo Brunelleschi, it is considered to be one of the masterpieces of Renaissance architecture.° The portico of the chapel is especially notable for its fine proportions, simplicity, and harmony.[3]
Although the building began in 1442, the Pazzi Chapel was not completed until sometime around 1465 after Brunelleschi’s death, and alterations to his original design occurred, particularly on the exterior. The front of the chapel has a beautiful though somewhat awkward loggia, which is believed to be a later addition to meet the needs of the monks who held meetings in the chapel. Six Corinthian columns support a screen wall that is decorated with shallow rectangular panels and pilasters and topped by an entablature and porch roof raised on slender piers. [2]

Dome in the porch with the coats of arms of the Pazzi family[4]

Luca della Robbia (1399/1400–1482) was noted for his colorful, tin-glazed terracotta statuary, a technique which he invented and passed on to his nephew Andrea della Robbia and great-nephews Giovanni della Robbia and Girolamo della Robbia. Though a leading sculptor in stone, he worked primarily in terracotta after developing his technique in the early 1440s.
Between 1442 and 1445 he worked on the decoration of the Pazzi chapel in Santa Croce next to Filippo Brunelleschi, creating the rounds of the Evangelists and the decoration of the dome with the coats of arms of the Pazzi family.

Cappella Pazzi, ingresso, sant'Andrea di Luca della Robbia [5]

The figure of Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Andrea Pazzi, shows the skill of Luca della Robbia. Note different shades of blue in the background, as well as delicate clouds – the throne of the Saint. Each long line of the drapery carefully masks the separate pieces of the roundel, forming together a perfect puzzle. [6]

Map of the Pazzi Chapel | Enlarge map

Entrance of Santa Croce is in Piazza Santa Croce on the left of the main entrance of the Basilica (looking at the facade).

Opening hours

From Monday to Saturday: 9:30 am until 5 pm.
Sunday and public holidays: 2 pm until 5 pm

Florence, Pazzi Chapel, photo gallery

Capella Pazzi	Cappella Pazzi, cupoletta della scarsella, Basilica di Santa Croce	Carl Georg Anton Graeb La Cappella dei Pazzi, il Chiostro di Santa Croce, Firenze

	Interno della Cappella Pazzi, Basilica di Santa Croce




Transport Timetables and routes - ATAF \| Map You can view the bus routes at the Florence transit site: www.ataf.net/en/ataf.aspx?idC=2&LN=en-US
		Bus trasport in Florence
Bibliography Gärtner, Peter (1998). Brunelleschi (in French). Cologne: Konemann. ISBN 3-8290-0701-9 Mary McCarthy, The Stones of Florence, Harcourt Brace International (1998), ISBN-10: 9780156850803 - ISBN-13: 978-0156850803
Florence, Photo gallery

Piazzale Michelangelo [Magnificent View on Ponte Vecchio]	Piazzale Michelangelo, con veduta del Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore	Panoramic view from Piazzale Michelangelo on Santa Croce
[1] Foto di Paolo Monti - Disponibile nella biblioteca digitale BEIC e caricato in collaborazione con Fondazione BEIC. L'immagine proviene dal Fondo Paolo Monti, di proprietà BEIC e collocato presso il Civico Archivio Fotografico di Milano., CC BY-SA 4.0, Collegamento.Questo file è licenziato in base ai termini della licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 4.0 Internazionale [2] Tuscany Travel Guide \| Art in Florence \| The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) [3] Gärtner, Peter (1998). Brunelleschi (in French). Cologne: Konemann, p. 82. [4] Source: Brunelleschi Pazzi Chapel (Exterior and detail) \| www.contentdm.lib.byu.edu [5] Foto di Sailko, licenziato in base ai termini della licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 3.0 Unported [6] Crazy for Pazzi \| The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence \| www.santacroceinflorence.wordpress.com
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