Palazzo Vecchio (Florence, Italy) : Corbelling, looking up at corner, depicting small animal head

Creator:

Michelozzo di Bartolomeo, 1396-1472
Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574
Verrocchio, Andrea del, 1435-1488

Published/Created:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy
1299-1302 ; ca. 1460-1572 (alteration)

Date Depicted:

7/1/1988
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

brick
fresco
stone
stucco

Notes:

Originally known as the Palazzo dei Priori and later as the Palazzo della Signoria and Palazzo Ducale, the 13th-century Palazzo Vecchio was built to house the Priori, the leaders of the guilds, following the establishment of the popular government in 1283. The new palace was an architectural statement of the new political order that followed the resolution of the fierce fighting between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions in the city. The Palazzo Vecchio (still the town hall of Florence) set the pattern for Central Italian civic architecture during the 14th century. The palace subsequently underwent many changes, both internally and externally. In the 15th century, when it was known as the Palazzo della Signoria, Michelozzo was charged with shoring up the internal courtyard and fortifying the tower, both of which were in danger of imminent collapse; the present courtyard is very different from the 13th-century original. This courtyard was decoratecd by Vasari, ca. 1572.

Variant Titles:

Palazzo della Signoria

Topics:

Architecture -- Italy -- 14th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Mannerist

Culture:

Italian

Accession Number:

1A2-I-F-PV-E6

Genre:

architecture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders; Medici family construction buildings; houses; official residences; palaces; buildings; public buildings; municipal buildings; city halls; built works; hydraulic structures; water distribution structures; fount

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
7/1/1988

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10095189

PID:

digcoll:1826785