Sangallo

[ sahng-gahl-law ]

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noun

An·to·nio Pic·co·ni da [ahn-, taw, -nyaw peek-, kaw, -nee dah], Antonio Cordiani, 1484?–1546, Italian architect and engineer.
his uncle Giu·lia·no da [joo-, lyah, -nawdah], ( Giuliano Giamberti ), 1445–1516, Italian architect, sculptor, and engineer.

The sacristy is beautiful, built by Giovanni da Sangallo, and the cloisters now spoiled are the work of Ammanati.

In the time of Vasari, it was in the possession of Giuliano da Sangallo.

To the left of the choir is an octagonal chapel by Antonio da Sangallo the younger .

Here the upper storey added by Michelangelo is inferior to the two lower storeys by Sangallo.

The bas-reliefs are now greatly mutilated, but they are shown in their perfect state in a drawing of Giuliano di Sangallo.

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