Benedetto da Maiano
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[edit] Works
- Palazzo Strozzi, at Florence, Italy, 1489 to 1539. Archiplanet page GreatBuildings page
[edit] Discussion
Italian, 1442 to 1497.
Benedetto da Maiano, or Benedetto da Majano, was the younger brother of Giuliano da Maiano and his partner in their Florence studio. Benedetto is credited with designing the first story of the Palazzo Strozzi, although according to some sources, Giuliano da Sangallo was the actual designer of the building.
[edit] References
Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. London: The Butterworth Group, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. LC 86-31761. NA200.F63 1987. p788, p803. — The classic text of architectural history. Expanded 1996 edition available at Amazon.com
