Andrea Sansovino: “scultura all’antica” between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
The sculptor and architect Andrea Sansovino (Monte San Savino, 1466 / 67-1529) was recognized as one of the protagonists of the "maniera moderna" since the first edition of Giorgio Vasari's Lives (1550).
The course will retrace Sansovino's career, from the training in Lorenzo il Magnifico's Florence, to the nine years of nebulous activity in Portugal around the end of the century, from his return to the Florence of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael, until the affirmation in the Rome of Julius II and Leo X, culminating in the direction of works of the Holy House in Loreto.
To run after Signorelli's tracks will also mean to deep the knowledge of many artistic environments and contexts, and also to investigate the dialogue between Sansovino and other protagonists of the “maniera moderna”. Particular attention will be paid to Michelangelo (who shared the training in the Medici Garden of San Marco with Sansovino) and Raphael (who had a passion for antiquity in common with Andrea, and this year marks the 500th anniversary of his death).
The course will also include exercises of "attribuzioni" and visits to significant monuments and exhibitions.