Ammanati

[ ah-muh-nah-tee; Italian ahm-mah-nah-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Bar·to·lom·me·o [bah, r, -taw-lawm-, me, -aw], 1511–92, Italian architect and sculptor.

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

Ammanati wrote an abject apology to the Accademia del Disegno for the very frank nudity of his statues.

Michelangelo said one day to Ammanati, "Nelle mie opere caco sangue."

The Neptune was, with horses and all, produced by Bartolommeo Ammanati between 1564 and 1565.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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