Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 07 (of 10): Tribolo to Il SodomaVasari, Giorgio
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Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 07 (of 10): Tribolo to Il Sodoma
Vasari, Giorgio
Art, Italian; Artists -- Italy -- Biography
Thereupon Tribolo made an addition to that scene, and had the notion
of placing among the many figures that are standing watching the
Marriage of the Virgin, one who in great fury is breaking his rod,
because it had not blossomed; and in this he succeeded so well, that
the suitor could not display with greater animation the rage that he
feels at not having had the good fortune that he desired. Which work
finished, and also that of the others, with great perfection, Tribolo
had already made many models of wax with a view to executing some of
those Prophets that were to go in the niches of that chapel, which was
now built and completely finished, when Pope Clement, after seeing
those works and praising them much, and particularly that of Tribolo,
determined that they should all return without loss of time to
Florence, in order to finish under the discipline of Michelagnolo
Buonarroti all those figures that were wanting in the sacristy and
library of S. Lorenzo, and the rest of the work, after the models of
Michelagnolo and with his assistance, with the greatest possible
speed, to the end that, having finished the sacristy, they might all
together be able, thanks to the proficience made under the discipline
of so great a man, also to finish the facade of S. Lorenzo. And in
order that there might be no manner of delay in doing this, the Pope
sent Michelagnolo back to Florence, and with him Fra Giovanni Angelo
de' Servi, who had executed some works in the Belvedere, to the end
that he might assist him in carving the marbles and might make some
statues, according as he should receive orders from Michelagnolo, who
caused him to make a S. Cosimo, which was to stand on one side of the
Madonna, with a S. Damiano, allotted to Montelupo, on the other.
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