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Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni is the first palace in Florence built according to the "Roman" Renaissance style: details new to the city included the portal with columns at the sides, the use of [[pilaster]]s, the square windows with a triangular [[pediment]] and the corners with [[rustication (architecture)|rustication]]. |
Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni is the first palace in Florence built according to the "Roman" Renaissance style: details new to the city included the portal with columns at the sides, the use of [[pilaster]]s, the square windows with a triangular [[pediment]] and the corners with [[rustication (architecture)|rustication]]. |
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The singular new style, according to the Renaissance art historian [[Giorgio Vasari]], caused much criticism. Though a generation later Vasari |
The singular new style, according to the Renaissance art historian [[Giorgio Vasari]], caused much criticism. Though a generation later Vasari praised it as ''gentile di membra'', "noble in its detail", in response to contemporary Florentine criticisms Baccio had the Latin inscription set over the door ''Carpere promptius quam imitari'', ""Criticizing is easier than imitating".<ref>Touring Club Italiano, ''Firenze e dintorni'' 1964:307.</ref> The windows bear another inscription, in Italian, ''Per non dormire'' ("In order not to sleep"), the motto of the Salimbeni family that is also recalled by the Bartolini-Salimbeni coat of arms in the frieze at the first floor, featuring three [[Poppy|poppie]]s. |
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The palace has a central court in pure [[Classical architecture|Classical style]]. It has a portico on three sides, with columns and round arches in traditional ''pietra serena''. The ground and first floors have [[grotesque]] monochrome decorations. The first floor has a [[loggia]] with a [[coffer]]ed ceiling. This is surmounted by another smaller loggia. |
The palace has a central court in pure [[Classical architecture|Classical style]]. It has a portico on three sides, with columns and round arches in traditional ''pietra serena''. The ground and first floors have [[grotesque]] monochrome decorations. The first floor has a [[loggia]] with a [[coffer]]ed ceiling. This is surmounted by another smaller loggia. |
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The Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni is a High Renaissance palace in Florence, central Italy.
History
The palace is situated iin piazza della Trinita, where once stood the residence of the Soldanieri and later Dati families, which was bought by Bartolomeo Bartolini-Salimbeni.
The current edifice was built by Baccio d'Agnolo between 27 February 1520 and May 1523, as testified b ya diary kept by Bartolini. The architect was paid two florins per month. The structure marked the first appearance in Florence of the High Renaissance manner of Rome, where Baccio had spent several formative years.
The Bartolini-Salimbeni lived in the palace until the early 19th century. In 1839 it became the Hotel du Nord, where figures such as the American writer Herman Melville soujourned. In 1863 it was acquired by the Pio di Savoia princes and split between different owners.
The palace was restored in 1961 and it is now a private property.
Description
Palazzo Bartolini Salimbeni is the first palace in Florence built according to the "Roman" Renaissance style: details new to the city included the portal with columns at the sides, the use of pilasters, the square windows with a triangular pediment and the corners with rustication.
The singular new style, according to the Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari, caused much criticism. Though a generation later Vasari praised it as gentile di membra, "noble in its detail", in response to contemporary Florentine criticisms Baccio had the Latin inscription set over the door Carpere promptius quam imitari, ""Criticizing is easier than imitating".[1] The windows bear another inscription, in Italian, Per non dormire ("In order not to sleep"), the motto of the Salimbeni family that is also recalled by the Bartolini-Salimbeni coat of arms in the frieze at the first floor, featuring three poppies.
The palace has a central court in pure Classical style. It has a portico on three sides, with columns and round arches in traditional pietra serena. The ground and first floors have grotesque monochrome decorations. The first floor has a loggia with a coffered ceiling. This is surmounted by another smaller loggia.
See also
- Palazzo Antinori, also partially attributed to Baccio d'Agnolo
Notes
- ^ Touring Club Italiano, Firenze e dintorni 1964:307.