Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Palazzo Senatorio
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Preferred Title:
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Palazzo Senatorio
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Image View:
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Fountain, view of the central niche and Roman statue of Dea Roma (Minerva)
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Creator:
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Giacomo della Porta (Italian architect, ca. 1532-ca. 1604); Martino Longhi the Elder (Italian architect, ca. 1534-ca. 1591); Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian architect, 1475-1564)
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Location:
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site: Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Location Note:
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Piazza del Campidoglio
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Date:
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ca. 1350-1600 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style)
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Work Type 1:
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palazzo
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Work Type 2:
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legislative building
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Classification:
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architecture
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Relation Work:
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part of Piazza del Campidoglio
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; Fountains
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Description:
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Built during the 13th and 14th century, the Palazzo Senatorio ("Senatorial Palace") stands atop the Tabularium that had once housed the archives of ancient Rome. Peprino marble blocks from the Tabularium were re-used in the left side of the palace and a corner of the bell tower. It now houses the Roman city hall. Its double ramp of stairs were designed by Michelangelo. The fountain in front of the staircase features the river gods of the Tiber and the Nile as well as Dea Roma (Minerva). Its bell tower was designed by Martin Longhi the Elder and built between 1578 and 1582. Its current facade was designed by Giacomo della Porta and Girolamo Rainaldi. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Image Description:
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Michelangelo intended a Jupiter to represent the titular god as in a pediment of the temple of Jupiter which stood on the ancient capitol.
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A1-MB-C-T5
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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