COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Palazzo del Bargello
Alternate Title:
Museo Nazionale del Bargello
Image View:
Close view of another bi-foil window, different type
Creator:
unknown (Italian)
Location:
site: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
1859 (alteration); begun 1255 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Medieval
Work Type 1:
official residence
Work Type 2:
art museum
Work Type 3:
legislative building
Classification:
architecture
Material:
stone; terra cotta
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architectural exteriors; Art museums; window: bi-foil
Description:
The massive Palazzo del Bargello was begun in 1255 and was the seat of the Podestà from 1261. In 1574 it became the headquarters of the Bargello (the chief of police) and subsequently parts of the interior were converted into prison cells. A programme to restore the building was begun in 1857 and two years later, after the collapse of the grand duchy of Tuscany, one of the first acts of the provisional government was to establish a new museum in it for post-Antique works of art other than painting. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A2-I-F-B-B2
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Palazzo del Bargello
