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Ashby, Thomas: Sixteenth-century drawings of roman buildings attributed to Andreas Coner
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Drawings Attributed to Andreas Coner.
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found elsewhere—in Vasari, for example ') of the Anonimo Gaddiano,
that Bramante was the architect of the new building, et cosi per il
detto una parte di San Cielso in banckij, remarks (op. cit. p. 137 n. 232),
that the reconstruction was soon interrupted—Paride de Grassis, who was
prebendary of the church, complains in his diary2 that it had not progressed
far enough for him to be able to officiate there—and was not completed
until the time of Clement xii. (1730-1740), so that there is nothing
Bramantesque in the present building; but Baron von Geymuller informs
me that 'the plan is so absolutely on the principles of a series of studies of
Bramante for the four minor cupolas of St. Peter's, that I see no reason for
doubting that it was designed by this master, as soon as there is some
written information attributing it to him.'
The same plan recurs in Uffizi 875, a rough pen and ink drawing by
Antonio da Sangallo the younger, lettered sanejeiso, showing the plan
and details. The measurements tally, but the portico is slightly differently
drawn, there being only four pillars in the line of the facade, the two in the
centre standing free, instead of six pilasters at the ends of partition walls.
At each end of the portico thus formed is a semicircular niche.
19. (I2v)
a. T•MARCI ATRRONIS'IN•S•GERM\•NO.
No measurements are given. The plan is almost identical 3 with that
drawn by Giuliano da Sangallo Uffizi 2045' 'and Barb. 8:'Istudio di
Marcho Varone a Sa° Germano 4 tuto lavorato distucho alto br. vi e poi
chomincia la bote,' in which he makes the width of the central space
18 braccia.
Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Uffizi 322) gives a plan of a building
about half a mile from San Germano,5 which seems to be identical with
this one, though it has not the wings at the side, while at the back it is
connected with a more extensive oblong structure. The central space is
1 S. Celso does not therefore occur in Baron von Geymiiller's list of Bramante's works
(0,. cit. 113).
2 This work (Cod. Cat. 5365, Cod. Corsin. 981—983) runs from 1504 to 1521.
3 Coner adds two columns at the entrance, and does not round off the external angles of the
central structure.
4 The town has now resumed the ancient name and is known as Cassino.
5 'fuora di Sangermano uich(in)a a(u)n mezo miglio.'
c 2
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found elsewhere—in Vasari, for example ') of the Anonimo Gaddiano,
that Bramante was the architect of the new building, et cosi per il
detto una parte di San Cielso in banckij, remarks (op. cit. p. 137 n. 232),
that the reconstruction was soon interrupted—Paride de Grassis, who was
prebendary of the church, complains in his diary2 that it had not progressed
far enough for him to be able to officiate there—and was not completed
until the time of Clement xii. (1730-1740), so that there is nothing
Bramantesque in the present building; but Baron von Geymuller informs
me that 'the plan is so absolutely on the principles of a series of studies of
Bramante for the four minor cupolas of St. Peter's, that I see no reason for
doubting that it was designed by this master, as soon as there is some
written information attributing it to him.'
The same plan recurs in Uffizi 875, a rough pen and ink drawing by
Antonio da Sangallo the younger, lettered sanejeiso, showing the plan
and details. The measurements tally, but the portico is slightly differently
drawn, there being only four pillars in the line of the facade, the two in the
centre standing free, instead of six pilasters at the ends of partition walls.
At each end of the portico thus formed is a semicircular niche.
19. (I2v)
a. T•MARCI ATRRONIS'IN•S•GERM\•NO.
No measurements are given. The plan is almost identical 3 with that
drawn by Giuliano da Sangallo Uffizi 2045' 'and Barb. 8:'Istudio di
Marcho Varone a Sa° Germano 4 tuto lavorato distucho alto br. vi e poi
chomincia la bote,' in which he makes the width of the central space
18 braccia.
Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Uffizi 322) gives a plan of a building
about half a mile from San Germano,5 which seems to be identical with
this one, though it has not the wings at the side, while at the back it is
connected with a more extensive oblong structure. The central space is
1 S. Celso does not therefore occur in Baron von Geymiiller's list of Bramante's works
(0,. cit. 113).
2 This work (Cod. Cat. 5365, Cod. Corsin. 981—983) runs from 1504 to 1521.
3 Coner adds two columns at the entrance, and does not round off the external angles of the
central structure.
4 The town has now resumed the ancient name and is known as Cassino.
5 'fuora di Sangermano uich(in)a a(u)n mezo miglio.'
c 2