Bernardo Buontalenti
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Bernardo Buontalenti was a 16th-century Florentine architect, stage designer, engineer, and artist known for his innovative Mannerist designs and contributions to Medici court architecture and spectacle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernardo Buontalenti canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Mannerist architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ stage designer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Florence
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Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName | Bernardo Timante Buonacorsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Florence
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Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1531 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Duchy of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1608 ⓘ |
| designed |
artificial grottoes and water features
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court masques and spectacles ⓘ temporary festival architecture ⓘ |
| employer | House of Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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festival and spectacle design ⓘ fortification design ⓘ garden design ⓘ stage design ⓘ |
| genre |
court spectacle
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theatrical scenography ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baroque stage design
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later court theatre architecture ⓘ |
| movement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bernardo Buontalenti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Florentine military fortifications
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design of elaborate court festivals for the Medici ⓘ development of complex stage machinery ⓘ innovative Mannerist architectural designs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boboli Gardens grotto (Grotta Grande)
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Forte di Belvedere, Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Medici villas and gardens designs NERFINISHED ⓘ Palazzo Pitti courtyard alterations ⓘ Uffizi Theatre (Teatro Mediceo) in the Uffizi NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa di Pratolino designs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
court artist
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military engineer ⓘ theatre designer ⓘ |
| patron | Medici family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Cosimo I de' Medici
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Ferdinando I de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ Francesco I de' Medici NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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