Palacio de Bianca Cappello - Florenia, Italia - Pre-Victorian Historic Homes on Waymarking.com

"El duque mandó construir el palacio a Bernardo Buontalenti (1570-1574) en el lugar más cercano posible a la residencia ducal del palacio Pitti. Esta es la primera obra documentada del arquitecto, que después sería escenógrafo y artista de la corte.

Tras la prematura muerte de Juana, los amantes se casaron en 1579. Pero el idilio duró poco, y ambos murieron en la villa medicea de Poggio a Caiano en 1587 con una diferencia de un solo día, lo que ha hecho creer que fueron envenenados.

Mientras tanto, el edificio había sido cedido al Hospital de Santa Maria Nuova, y fue entonces cuando se pintaron los grutescos en la fachada, obra de Bernardino Poccetti (1579-1580).

Fue cedido a Giovanni Riccardi, que lo vendió a Carlo Lasinio, profesor de la Academia de Dibujo de Florencia. Actualmente pertenece al ayuntamiento de Florencia, que lo ha convertido en la sede del archivo y de los laboratorios de conservación y restauración de libros del Gabinete Vieusseux".

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"The duke had the palace built by Bernardo Buontalenti (1570-1574) in the closest possible place to the ducal residence of the Pitti palace. This is the first documented work of the architect, who would later become a set designer and court artist.

After Joan's untimely death, the lovers were married in 1579. But the idyll was short-lived, and both died in the Medicean villa of Poggio a Caiano in 1587 within a day of each other, leading to the belief that they were poisoned.

Meanwhile, the building had been ceded to the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova, and it was then that the grotesques were painted on the façade, the work of Bernardino Poccetti (1579-1580).

It was ceded to Giovanni Riccardi, who sold it to Carlo Lasinio, a professor at the Florence Academy of Drawing. It currently belongs to the City of Florence, which has converted it into the headquarters of the archive and the book conservation and restoration laboratories of the Vieusseux Cabinet".

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Earliest Recorded Date of Construction: 01/01/1570 Architectural Period/Style: Rnacimiento Architect (if known): Bernardo Buontalenti Type of Building e.g. Country House, Stately Home, Manor: Palacio residencial Interesting Historical Facts or Connections: Famoso por ser la escena de una de las historias de amor más comentadas del Renacimiento, aunque él estuviera ya casado con Juana de Austria. Listed Building Status (if applicable): en uso Main Material of Construction: Piedra arenisca Private/Public Access: Privado Opening Hours (if applicable): From: 3:00 PM To: 8:00 PM Related Website: [Web Link] Rating: Additional Dates of Construction: Not listed Landscape Designer (if known): Not listed Admission Fee (if applicable): Not Listed

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