Mei 2: Palazzo Vecchio
Dinsdag 2 Mei is een echte museumdag.
Na mijn bezoek aan het Museo Bargello ga ik nu het Palazzo Vecchio bezoeken, het bijzondere gebouw op de Piazza della Signoria
A little history of Palazzo Vecchio
In 1299 the Florentines decided to build a palace to house the government organizations of the republic, in addition it should have been a building representative of the power of the republic and the people. Arnolfo di Cambio, the architect of the Duomo of Florence and the church of Santa Croce began this construction on the ruins of the Palazzo dei Fanti and the Palazzo dell'Esecutore di Giustizia in Piazza della Signoria. As it happened with the great constructions of that time, several generations were needed to complete the work, suffering modifications and extensions.
Cosimo I de Medici ordered a restructuring and decoration of the building during the 16th century to turned into his residence. Thus, it acquires its present appearance and becomes the Ducal Palace. Later, Cosimo I de Medici moved his residence to the Pitti Palace and Palazzo Ducale was named Palazzo Vecchio, becoming the government offices and the place where valuables were kept.
Cosimo I ordered the construction of a corridor that connected the Pitti Palace with the administration offices, currently the Uffizi Gallery, and the Palazzo Vecchio to be able to move from one place to another with more comfort and privacy. This corridor was called the Vasari Corridor.
Appartementen van Leo X |
Masker van Dante |
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Il ritratto di Laura Battiferri è uno dei più celebri ritratti eseguiti da Angelo Tori meglio noto come il Bronzino. Raffigura Laura Battiferri (1523 - 1589), poetessa e, dal 1550, moglie dello scultore Bartolomeo Ammannati. |
Scuola del Vasari "Zuffa di Cavalieri" |
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