Palazzo Rinuccini

The Palazzo Rinuccini (2008)

The Palazzo Rinuccini is a palace located on Via Santo Spirito #39 in central Florence, region of Tuscany Italy.[1]

History

The palace was designed around 1600 by the architect Ludovico Cardi, and adjacent site was built by Gherardo Silvani.[2] Since the year 2003 the palace houses the Istituto Scolastico di Istruzione Superiore Liceo “Niccolò Machiavelli”.

The palace once housed a prominent art gallery.[3] Remaining are the frescoes by Bernardino Poccetti; Giuseppe Zocchi (Four Seasons); Giuliano Trabellesi; Luigi Catani; Angiolo Sarri; and Niccolò Connestabile (Myth of Niobe). A statue depicting Architecture by Girolamo Ticciati.

References

  1. ^ Palazzo Spinelli, Repertorio delle Architetture Civile di Firenze, entry on palaceentry by Claudio Paolini.
  2. ^ Notizie e guida di Firenze e de' suoi contorni, Presso Guglielmo Piatti, Florence (1841), page 381.
  3. ^ Nuova guida; ovvero, Descrizione storico-artistico-critica della città e contorni di Firenze, by Federigo Fantozzi, page 720–730.
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