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{{short description|Palace in Rome, Italy}}
{{Short description|Palace in Rome, Italy}}
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'''Palazzo Sacchetti''' (formerly '''Palazzo Ricci''') is a ''[[Palace#Italy|palazzo]]'' in Rome, important for historical and artistic reasons.
'''Palazzo Sacchetti''' (formerly '''Palazzo Ricci''') is a ''[[Palace#Italy|palazzo]]'' in Rome, important for historical and artistic reasons.


The building was designed and owned by [[Antonio da Sangallo the Younger]] and completed by [[Nanni di Baccio Bigio]] or his son [[Annibale Lippi]]. After Sangallo, the palace belonged among others to the Ricci, Ceoli and Sacchetti, important families of the Roman nobility. Among the artworks that decorate the interior, the cycle of frescoes depicting the ''Storie di David'' by [[Francesco de' Rossi|Francesco Salviati]] represents an important work of [[Mannerism]]. The palace also housed hundreds of paintings that would become the nucleus of the ''[[Pinacoteca Capitolina]]''. Palazzo Sacchetti is widely considered the most important palace in [[Via Giulia]].<ref name=pie40/> As of June 2020, the palace is listed for sale at an undisclosed price.<ref>https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-4133-6jvrng/via-giulia-rome-rm</ref>
The building was designed and owned by [[Antonio da Sangallo the Younger]] and completed by [[Nanni di Baccio Bigio]] or his son [[Annibale Lippi]]. After Sangallo, the palace belonged among others to the Ricci, Ceoli and Sacchetti, important families of the Roman nobility. Among the artworks that decorate the interior, the cycle of frescoes depicting the ''Storie di David'' by [[Francesco de' Rossi|Francesco Salviati]] represents an important work of [[Mannerism]]. The palace also housed hundreds of paintings that would become the nucleus of the ''[[Pinacoteca Capitolina]]''. Palazzo Sacchetti is widely considered the most important palace in [[Via Giulia]].<ref name=pie40/>

==Location==
==Location==
The building is located in Rome, in the [[Ponte (rione of Rome)|Ponte]] ''[[rioni of Rome|Rione]]'', at n. 66 of [[Via Giulia]],<ref name=pie40/> on the western side of the northern part of the street. To the southeast it overlooks ''Vicolo del Cefalo'', to the northwest ''Vicolo Orbitelli'', while to the southwest, with the side once reflecting in the [[Tiber]], it faces ''[[Lungotevere dei Sangallo]]''.<ref name=pie42/><ref name=piefc>Pietrangeli (1981), inside front cover</ref>
The building is in Rome, in the [[Ponte (rione of Rome)|Ponte]] ''[[rioni of Rome|Rione]]'', at 66 [[Via Giulia]],<ref name=pie40/> on the west side of the northern end of the street. To the southeast it overlooks ''Vicolo del Cefalo'', to the northwest ''Vicolo Orbitelli'', while to the southwest, with the side once reflecting in the [[Tiber]], it faces ''[[Lungotevere dei Sangallo]]''.<ref name=pie42/><ref name=piefc>Pietrangeli (1981), inside front cover</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[Antonio da Sangallo the Younger]] built on buildings and land that had been sold to him in 1542 by the Vatican [[Chapter (religion)|Chapter]] this palace, which was one of the three properties of the architect on Via Giulia.<ref name=pie40>Pietrangeli (1981), p. 40</ref> On the main facade of the building still stands out the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|coat of arms]] - today chiselled - of the Pope and his main client, [[Paul III]] [[House of Farnese|Farnese]] (r. 1534-1549), together with the [[inscription]]: <ref name=pie40/>
[[Antonio da Sangallo the Younger]] built on buildings and land that had been sold to him in 1542 by the Vatican [[Chapter (religion)|Chapter]] this palace, which was one of the three properties of the architect on Via Giulia.<ref name=pie40>Pietrangeli (1981), p. 40</ref> On the main façade of the building still stands out the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|coat of arms]] – today chiselled – of the Pope and his main client, [[Paul III]] [[House of Farnese|Farnese]] (r. 1534-1549), together with the [[inscription]]:<ref name=pie40/>


{{quote|'''TV MIHI QVODCVMQVE HOC RERVM EST'''}}
{{Quote|'''TV MIHI QVODCVMQVE HOC RERVM EST'''}}


{{quote|Everything I have, I got from you}}
{{Quote|Everything I have, I got from you}}


alluding perhaps to the generosity of the pope towards him.<ref name=pie40/> On the same facade is still visible the plaque walled ''[[List of Latin phrases (A)|ab antiquo]]'' that attests the ownership of the architect:<ref name=pie40/>
alluding perhaps to the generosity of the pope towards him.<ref name=pie40/> On the same façade is still visible the plaque walled ''[[List of Latin phrases (A)|ab antiquo]]'' that attests the ownership of the architect:<ref name=pie40/>


{{quote|'''DOMVS / ANTONII / SANGALLI / ARCHITECTI / MDXLIII'''}}
{{Quote|'''DOMVS / ANTONII / SANGALLI / ARCHITECTI / MDXLIII'''}}


{{quote|House of Antonio da Sangallo architect 1543}}
{{Quote|House of Antonio da Sangallo architect 1543}}


The attribution of the building to Antonio is also confirmed by various drawings and sketches by the artist's own hand of his house by [[San Biagio della Pagnotta|San Biagio]] preserved in the [[Uffizi]] <ref name=mer45/> and by [[Giorgio Vasari]], who writes that Sangallo:<ref name=vasSan>Giorgio Vasari: Vita d'Antonio da Sangallo Architettore Fiorentino (1568)</ref>
The attribution of the building to Antonio is also confirmed by various drawings and sketches by the artist's own hand of his house by [[San Biagio della Pagnotta|San Biagio]] preserved in the [[Uffizi]]<ref name=mer45/> and by [[Giorgio Vasari]], who writes that Sangallo:<ref name=vasSan>Giorgio Vasari: Vita d'Antonio da Sangallo Architettore Fiorentino (1568)</ref>


{{quote|''Rifondò ancora in Roma, per difendersi dalle piene quando il Tevere ingrossa, la casa sua in strada Giulia. E non solo diede principio, ma condusse a buon termine il palazzo che egli abitava vicino a San Biagio, che oggi è del cardinale Riccio da Monte Pulciano, che l’ha finito con grandissima spesa e con ornatissime stanze, oltre quelle che Antonio vi aveva speso, che erano state migliaia di scudi.''}}
{{Quote|''Rifondò ancora in Roma, per difendersi dalle piene quando il Tevere ingrossa, la casa sua in strada Giulia. E non solo diede principio, ma condusse a buon termine il palazzo che egli abitava vicino a San Biagio, che oggi è del cardinale Riccio da Monte Pulciano, che l’ha finito con grandissima spesa e con ornatissime stanze, oltre quelle che Antonio vi aveva speso, che erano state migliaia di scudi.''}}
{{quote|In Rome renewed the foundations, to defend himself from floods when the Tiber swells, of his house in Via Giulia. And not only did he begin, but he brought to a good end the palace where he lived near San Biagio, which today belongs to Cardinal Riccio da Monte Pulciano, who finished it at great expense and with very ornate rooms, in addition to those that Antonio had expended there, which had been thousands of ''scudi.''}}
{{Quote|In Rome renewed the foundations, to defend himself from floods when the Tiber swells, of his house in Via Giulia. And not only did he begin, but he brought to a good end the palace where he lived near San Biagio, which today belongs to Cardinal Riccio da Monte Pulciano, who finished it at great expense and with very ornate rooms, in addition to those that Antonio had expended there, which had been thousands of ''scudi.''}}


Sangallo's original project foresaw two storeys plus the [[attic]], each with five windows.<ref name=pie40/>
Sangallo's original project foresaw two storeys plus the [[attic]], each with five windows.<ref name=pie40/>


After Antonio's death in 1546, on 23 July 1552 his son Orazio sold the property to [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]] [[Giovanni Ricci (bishop)|Giovanni Ricci]] from [[Montepulciano]], Tuscany, for the sum of 3,145 [[Scudo (coin)|Roman ''scudi'']].<ref name=ricciDbi>Fragnito (2016)</ref> The cardinal had the palace freed from the ''[[Estate (law)|censo]]'' tax (the fact is remembered on a plaque on ''Vicolo del Cefalo'') and had it completed, merging adjacent houses purchased by him.<ref name=ricciDbi/> The author of the works was probably [[Nanni di Baccio Bigio]],<ref name=pie40/><ref name=ricciDbi/> or according to another hypothesis (based on the stylistic kinship between the palace and the suburban villa - the future [[Villa Medici]] - that the cardinal had built in those same years) his son [[Annibale Lippi]].<ref name=cal254>Callari (1932), p. 254</ref><ref name=port196>Portoghesi (1970), p. 196</ref>
After Antonio's death in 1546, on 23 July 1552 his son Orazio sold the property to [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]] [[Giovanni Ricci (bishop)|Giovanni Ricci]] from [[Montepulciano]], Tuscany, for the sum of 3,145 [[Scudo (coin)|Roman ''scudi'']].<ref name=ricciDbi>Fragnito (2016)</ref> The cardinal had the palace freed from the ''[[Estate (law)|censo]]'' tax (the fact is remembered on a plaque on ''Vicolo del Cefalo'') and had it completed, merging adjacent houses purchased by him.<ref name=ricciDbi/> The author of the works was probably [[Nanni di Baccio Bigio]],<ref name=pie40/><ref name=ricciDbi/> or according to another hypothesis (based on the stylistic kinship between the palace and the suburban villa – the future [[Villa Medici]] – that the cardinal had built in those same years) his son [[Annibale Lippi]].<ref name=cal254>Callari (1932), p. 254</ref><ref name=port196>Portoghesi (1970), p. 196</ref>


On this occasion the facade of the palace on Via Giulia was extended by adding two windows, while the main door was enlarged and moved to the right.<ref name=pie40/> Between 1552 and 1554 the cardinal also had the ''[[piano nobile]]'' decorated by [[Francesco de' Rossi|Francesco Salviati]] and other [[Mannerism|mannerist]] artists.<ref name=pie40/>
On this occasion the façade of the palace on Via Giulia was extended by adding two windows, while the main door was enlarged and moved to the right.<ref name=pie40/> Between 1552 and 1554 the cardinal also had the ''[[piano nobile]]'' decorated by [[Francesco de' Rossi|Francesco Salviati]] and other [[Mannerism|mannerist]] artists.<ref name=pie40/>


Economic difficulties forced him in 1557 to a fictitious sale of the palace for 25,000 ''scudi'' to his friend Tommaso Marino di Terranova, a very rich [[Republic of Genoa|Genoese]] financier who in the same period had the [[Palazzo Marino|palace of the same name]] built in Milan; Marino allowed him to live there and sold it to his nephew Giulio Ricci in 1568.<ref name=ricciDbi/>
Economic difficulties forced him in 1557 to a fictitious sale of the palace for 25,000 ''scudi'' to his friend Tommaso Marino di Terranova, a very rich [[Republic of Genoa|Genoese]] financier who in the same period had the [[Palazzo Marino]] built in Milan. Marino allowed the Cardinal to live there and sold it to the latter's nephew Giulio Ricci in 1568.<ref name=ricciDbi/>


When the cardinal died in 1574, his nephew Giulio sold it definitively to the [[Pisa]]n banker Tiberio Ceuli.<ref name=pie42>Pietrangeli (1981), p. 42</ref> The Ceuli family invested a lot in the building: the wing towards ''Vicolo Orbitelli'', the courtyard and the completion of the rear part are due to it.<ref name=pie42/> They also had the facades towards the river decorated by [[Giacomo Rocca]] with [[Sgraffito|sgraffiti]], of which few traces remain today.<ref name=pie42/> The Ceuli also had the building raised one floor higher, decorating the [[cornice]] with the heraldic motif of the double eight-pointed star taken from their coat of arms.<ref name=mer45>Mergé (2015), p. 45</ref><ref name=pie42/> The name of the house, corrupted in ''Cefalo'' ({{lang-en|[[Mullet (fish)|mullet]]}}), has passed to the alley that runs along the palace to the south, called ''Vicolo del Cefalo''.<ref name=pie42/>
When the cardinal died in 1574, his nephew Giulio sold it definitively to the [[Pisa]]n banker Tiberio Ceuli.<ref name=pie42>Pietrangeli (1981), p. 42</ref> The Ceuli family invested a lot in the building: the wing towards ''Vicolo Orbitelli'', the courtyard and the completion of the rear part are due to it.<ref name=pie42/> They also had the façades towards the river decorated by [[Giacomo Rocca]] with [[Sgraffito|sgraffiti]], of which few traces remain today.<ref name=pie42/> The Ceuli also had the building raised one floor higher, decorating the [[cornice]] with the heraldic motif of the double eight-pointed star taken from their coat of arms.<ref name=mer45>Mergé (2015), p. 45</ref><ref name=pie42/> The name of the house, corrupted in ''Cefalo'' ({{lang-en|[[Mullet (fish)|mullet]]}}), has passed to the alley that runs along the palace to the south, called ''Vicolo del Cefalo''.<ref name=pie42/>


In 1608 the Ceuli family sold the Palace to Cardinal [[Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona (seniore)|Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona]], whose coats of arms still decorate the chapel of the palace, built by him.<ref name=pie42/> The Acquaviva family sold the building in turn in 1649 to Cardinal [[Giulio Cesare Sacchetti]], a member of the [[House of Sacchetti|noble Florentine family]].<ref name=mer46>Mergé (2015), p. 46</ref> The Cardinal had [[Carlo Rainaldi]] carry out the last important works in the building, modifying the rear part and having the stairs built that went down to the [[Tiber]]. With him the palace acquired a great importance, hosting a picture gallery rich of almost 700 paintings.<ref name=mer46/> His heirs sold part of it in 1748 to [[Pope Benedict XIV]] (r.1740-1758), who made it the original nucleus of the ''[[Pinacoteca Capitolina]]''.<ref name=mer46/>
In 1608, the Ceuli family sold the Palace to Cardinal [[Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona (seniore)|Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona]], whose coats of arms still decorate the chapel of the palace, built by him.<ref name=pie42/> The Acquaviva family sold the building in turn in 1649 to Cardinal [[Giulio Cesare Sacchetti]], a member of the [[House of Sacchetti|noble Florentine family]].<ref name=mer46>Mergé (2015), p. 46</ref> The Cardinal had [[Carlo Rainaldi]] carry out the last important works in the building, modifying the rear part and having the stairs built that went down to the [[Tiber]]. With him the palace acquired a great importance, hosting a picture gallery rich of almost 700 paintings.<ref name=mer46/> His heirs sold part of it in 1748 to [[Pope Benedict XIV]] (r.1740-1758), who made it the original nucleus of the ''[[Pinacoteca Capitolina]]''.<ref name=mer46/>


The Sacchetti family has been in possession of the palace since then until 2015: in that year, part of the palace corresponding to the entire ''piano nobile'' inherited by Giovanna Zanuso, spouse of the deceased Giulio Sacchetti, was sold to the banker Robert De Balkany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dagospia.com/rubrica-29/cronache/come-vendere-pezzo-colosseo-marchesa-giovanna-sacchetti-ha-94237.htm|date=10 February 2015|title=Come vendere un pezzo del Colosseo|access-date=23 May 2020|language=it}}</ref> After the latter's death it was put on sale again by [[Sotheby's International Realty|Sotheby's]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sothebysrealty.com/ita/vendite/dettaglio/180-l-4133-6jvrng/palazzo-sacchetti-a-pearl-of-the-late-reinassance-in-the-heart-of-rome-rome-rm|title=Palazzo Sacchetti, a pearl of the late reinassance in the heart of Rome|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>
The Sacchetti family has been in possession of the palace since then until 2015: in that year, part of the palace corresponding to the entire ''piano nobile'' inherited by Giovanna Zanuso, spouse of the deceased Giulio Sacchetti, was sold to the banker Robert De Balkany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dagospia.com/rubrica-29/cronache/come-vendere-pezzo-colosseo-marchesa-giovanna-sacchetti-ha-94237.htm|date=10 February 2015|title=Come vendere un pezzo del Colosseo|access-date=23 May 2020|language=it}}</ref> After the latter's death it has been put on sale again by [[Sotheby's International Realty|Sotheby's]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sothebysrealty.com/ita/vendite/dettaglio/180-l-4133-6jvrng/palazzo-sacchetti-a-pearl-of-the-late-reinassance-in-the-heart-of-rome-rome-rm|title=Palazzo Sacchetti, a pearl of the late reinassance in the heart of Rome|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>


==Architecture==
==Architecture==
[[File:Ponte - lungotevere Sangallo - Palazzo Sacchetti 00831.JPG|thumb|The Loggia of Palazzo Sacchetti towards the Tiber, once overlooking the river]]
[[File:Ponte - lungotevere Sangallo - Palazzo Sacchetti 00831.JPG|thumb|The Loggia of Palazzo Sacchetti towards the Tiber, once overlooking the river]]


The main facades of the palace overlook Via Giulia and ''Vicolo del Cefalo'', where there are 9 windows.<ref name=pie44>Pietrangeli (1981), p. 44</ref> Both facades are made of brick with [[travertine]] windows, while the [[Portal (architecture)|portal]] on Via Giulia is made of marble, and is surmounted by a balcony surrounded by fine bronze [[balustrade]]s.<ref name=pie44/> On the ground floor, which is attributed to Sangallo, there are 6 windows of the ''inginocchiato'' ({{lang-en|knelt}}) type.<ref name=port356>Portoghesi (1970), p. 356</ref> Each of them, closed by a [[grille]], has an [[architrave]] and frame, and a protruding threshold supported by two large [[corbel]]s.<ref name=pie44/><ref name=port356/> Between each pair of these opens a small window that gives light to the cellars.<ref name=port356/>
The main façades of the palace overlook Via Giulia and ''Vicolo del Cefalo'', where there are 9 windows.<ref name=pie44>Pietrangeli (1981), p. 44</ref> Both façades are made of brick with [[travertine]] windows, while the [[Portal (architecture)|portal]] on Via Giulia is made of marble, and is surmounted by a balcony surrounded by fine bronze [[balustrade]]s.<ref name=pie44/> On the ground floor, which is attributed to Sangallo, there are 6 windows of the ''inginocchiato'' ({{lang-en|knelt}}) type.<ref name=port356>Portoghesi (1970), p. 356</ref> Each of them, closed by a [[Grille (architecture)|grille]], has an [[architrave]] and frame, and a protruding threshold supported by two large [[corbel]]s.<ref name=pie44/><ref name=port356/> Between each pair of these opens a small window that gives light to the cellars.<ref name=port356/>


The first floor has a row of 7 windows with [[window frame|frame]]s and corbels;<ref name=pie44/> among these, the central one has been enlarged to fit the balcony.<ref name=pie44/> Above one of the windows is the chiselled coat of arms of Paul III.<ref name=pie44/>
The first floor has a row of seven windows with [[window frame|frame]]s and corbels;<ref name=pie44/> among these, the central one has been enlarged to fit the balcony.<ref name=pie44/> Above one of the windows is the chiselled coat of arms of Paul III.<ref name=pie44/>


Each window on the first floor is surmounted by a small window of approximately square shape.<ref name=pie44/>
Each window on the first floor is surmounted by a small window of approximately square shape.<ref name=pie44/>
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On the side towards the ''Lungotevere'' the palace ends with a [[loggia]] once overlooking the river, created by the Ceuli and modified by the Sacchetti, adorned with a colossal marble head (possibly [[Juno (mythology)|Juno]])<ref name=pie48>Pietrangeli (1981), p. 48</ref> and two [[Mascaron (architecture)|mascarons]].<ref name=mer46/> The loggia is the backdrop to a [[citrus]] garden.<ref name=pie48/>
On the side towards the ''Lungotevere'' the palace ends with a [[loggia]] once overlooking the river, created by the Ceuli and modified by the Sacchetti, adorned with a colossal marble head (possibly [[Juno (mythology)|Juno]])<ref name=pie48>Pietrangeli (1981), p. 48</ref> and two [[Mascaron (architecture)|mascarons]].<ref name=mer46/> The loggia is the backdrop to a [[citrus]] garden.<ref name=pie48/>


==Interiors and Decoration==
==Interiors and decoration==
[[File:Francesco Salviati 004.jpg|thumb|''David dances in front of the Ark of the Covenant in the presence of Mikal'', fresco by Francesco Salviati in the audience hall]]
[[File:Francesco Salviati 004.jpg|thumb|''David dances in front of the Ark of the Covenant in the presence of Mikal'', fresco by Francesco Salviati in the audience hall]]


In the hallway is a Roman [[relief]] of the third century AD, depicting an episode of the reign of [[Septimius Severus]]. Above this is a [[Madonna and child]] of 1400's [[Florentine painting|Florentine school]].<ref name=pie46>Pietrangeli (1981), p. 46</ref>
In the hallway is a Roman [[relief]] of the third century AD, depicting an episode of the reign of [[Septimius Severus]]. Above this is a [[Madonna and child]] of 1400s [[Florentine painting|Florentine school]].<ref name=pie46>Pietrangeli (1981), p. 46</ref>


On the first floor, noteworthy is the hall of the audiences of Cardinal Ricci, called the ''Sala dei Mappamondi'' from two [[globe]]s ({{lang-it|Mappamondo}}) - one terrestrial and one celestial - by [[Vincenzo Coronelli]] placed there:<ref name=mer46/><ref name=com>{{Cite web|url=http://mobile.060608.it/it/cultura-e-svago/beni-culturali/beni-architettonici-e-storici/palazzo-sacchetti.html|title=Palazzo Sacchetti|publisher=Comune di Roma|access-date=26 May 2020|language=it}}</ref> the presence of a [[canopy]] testifies to the frequent papal visits.<ref name=mer46/> It is decorated with [[fresco]]es by [[Mannerism|mannerist]] painter [[Francesco de' Rossi|Francesco Salviati]] and aids, painted in 1553-1554 and depicting ''Stories of [[David]]'' (the descriptions start from the wall to the right of those who look at the windows in a clockwise direction).<ref name=pie46/>
On the first floor, noteworthy is the hall of the audiences of Cardinal Ricci, called the ''Sala dei Mappamondi'' from two [[globe]]s ({{lang-it|Mappamondo}}) – one terrestrial and one celestial – by [[Vincenzo Coronelli]] placed there:<ref name=mer46/><ref name=com>{{Cite web|url=http://mobile.060608.it/it/cultura-e-svago/beni-culturali/beni-architettonici-e-storici/palazzo-sacchetti.html|title=Palazzo Sacchetti|publisher=Comune di Roma|access-date=26 May 2020|language=it}}</ref> the presence of a [[Baldachin|canopy]] testifies to the frequent papal visits.<ref name=mer46/> It is decorated with [[fresco]]es by [[Mannerism|mannerist]] painter [[Francesco de' Rossi|Francesco Salviati]] and aids, painted in 1553–1554 and depicting ''Stories of [[David]]'' (the descriptions start from the wall to the right of those who look at the windows in a clockwise direction).<ref name=pie46/>
*First wall
*Southwest wall
**[[Saul]] attempts to stab David;
**[[Saul]] attempts to stab David;
**Death of Saul and [[Jonathan (1 Samuel)|Jonathan]];
**Death of Saul and [[Jonathan (1 Samuel)|Jonathan]];
**Announcement to David of the death of Saul;
**Announcement to David of the death of Saul;
*Northwest wall

*Second wall
**The killing of [[Uriah the Hittite|Uriah]];
**The killing of [[Uriah the Hittite|Uriah]];
**[[Bathsheba]]'s bath;
**[[Bathsheba]]'s bath;
**Bathsheba goes to David;
**Bathsheba goes to David;
*Northeast wall

*Third wall
**David speaks to the soldiers;
**David speaks to the soldiers;
**Death of [[Absalon]];
**Death of [[Absalom]];
**Announcement to David of Absalon's death;
**Announcement to David of Absalom's death;
*Southeast wall
**David spares the sleeping Saul;
**David dances before the [[Ark of the Covenant]] in the presence of [[Michal|Mikal]];
**David escapes Saul with the help of Mikal;


On ''Vicolo del Cefalo'' there are four rooms adorned with [[stucco]]es and [[fresco]]es, while a group of French and Italian [[mannerism|mannerist]] artists, including Maitre Ponce, Girolamo da Faenza known as Fantino, Marco Marcucci from [[Faenza]], Giovanni Antonio Veneziano, Marco Duval known as ''il sordo'' (Marco Francese), Stefano Pieri (Stefano da Firenze), Nicolò da Bruyn, and G. A. Napolitano decorated other rooms towards the garden between 1553 and 1556 with [[grotesque]]s, [[Old Testament]] scenes and mythological scenes.<ref name=pie46/>
*Fourth wall
**David saves Saul;
**David dances before the [[Ark of the Covenant]] in the presence of [[Mikal]];
**David saved from Mikal;


The gallery, converted into a dining room and banquet hall, is nearest the Tiber and decorated with paintings depicting biblical subjects by [[Pietro da Cortona]].<ref name=mer46/>
On ''Vicolo del Cefalo'' there are 4 rooms adorned with [[stucco]]es and [[fresco]]es, while a group of French and Italian [[mannerism|mannerist]] artists, including Maitre Ponce, Girolamo da Faenza known as Fantino, Marco Marcucci from [[Faenza]], Giovanni Antonio Veneziano, Marco Duval known as ''il sordo'' (Marco Francese), Stefano Pieri ( Stefano da Firenze), Nicolò da Bruyn, and G.A. Napolitano decorated other rooms towards the garden between 1553 and 1556 with [[grotesque]]s, [[Old Testament]] scenes and mythological scenes.<ref name=pie46/>

The Gallery, converted into a dining room and banquet hall, is situated towards the Tiber and decorated with paintings depicting biblical subjects by [[Pietro da Cortona]].<ref name=mer46/>


Also noteworthy is the dining room built by Cardinal Ricci in 1573, decorated with frescoes on the walls by Giacomo Rocca from [[Salerno]], depicting pairs of [[sibyl]]s and [[prophet]]s on the model of the [[Sistine Chapel]].<ref name=mer46/><ref name=mer47>Mergé (2015), p. 47</ref> The room is also adorned with two [[fresco]]es by Pietro da Cortona depicting The [[Holy]] Family and [[Adam and Eve]].<ref name=pie46/>
Also noteworthy is the dining room built by Cardinal Ricci in 1573, decorated with frescoes on the walls by Giacomo Rocca from [[Salerno]], depicting pairs of [[sibyl]]s and [[prophet]]s on the model of the [[Sistine Chapel]].<ref name=mer46/><ref name=mer47>Mergé (2015), p. 47</ref> The room is also adorned with two [[fresco]]es by Pietro da Cortona depicting The [[Holy]] Family and [[Adam and Eve]].<ref name=pie46/>
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*{{cite book | last=Vasari | first=Giorgio | author-link=Giorgio Vasari | title=Le vite de’ più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori italiani, da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri | publisher=Giunti | location=Firenze | year=1568 | language=Italian}}

*{{cite book |title=I Palazzi di Roma|author=Luigi Callari|location=Roma|publisher=Ugo Sofia-Moretti|language=it|year=1932}}
*{{cite book |title=I Palazzi di Roma|author=Luigi Callari|location=Roma|publisher=Ugo Sofia-Moretti|language=it|year=1932}}

*{{cite book |title=Roma del Rinascimento|author=[[Paolo Portoghesi]]|location=Milano|publisher=Electa|language=it|year=1970}}
*{{cite book |title=Roma del Rinascimento|author=[[Paolo Portoghesi]]|location=Milano|publisher=Electa|language=it|year=1970}}

*{{cite book |title=Guide rionali di Roma|author=Carlo Pietrangeli|location=Roma|publisher=Fratelli Palombi Editori|edition=3|volume=Ponte (IV)|language=it|year=1981}}
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*{{cite book |title=Palazzi storici a Roma|author=Patrizio Mario Mergé|location=Roma|publisher=ADSI|language=it|year=2015}}
*{{cite book |title=Palazzi storici a Roma|author=Patrizio Mario Mergé|location=Roma|publisher=ADSI|language=it|year=2015}}

*{{Cite encyclopedia|title=Giovanni Ricci|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giovanni-ricci_(Dizionario-Biografico)/|author=Gigliola Fragnito|volume=87|year=2016|encyclopedia=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani|publisher=Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana|location=Roma|access-date=22 May 2020|language=it}}
*{{Cite encyclopedia|title=Giovanni Ricci|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giovanni-ricci_(Dizionario-Biografico)/|author=Gigliola Fragnito|volume=87|year=2016|encyclopedia=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani|publisher=Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana|location=Roma|access-date=22 May 2020|language=it}}


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Palazzo Sacchetti
The facade of Palazzo Sacchetti along Via Giulia
The facade of Palazzo Sacchetti along Via Giulia
Map
Former namesPalazzo Ricci
General information
StatusIn use
TypePalazzo
Architectural styleRenaissance
LocationRome
AddressVia Giulia 66
Coordinates41°53′55″N 12°27′57″E / 41.89861°N 12.46583°E / 41.89861; 12.46583
Groundbreaking1542
Completed1552
OwnerSacchetti family
De Balkany family
Technical details
Materialbrick, travertine
Design and construction
Architect(s)Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
Nanni di Baccio Bigio or Annibale Lippi

Palazzo Sacchetti (formerly Palazzo Ricci) is a palazzo in Rome, important for historical and artistic reasons.

The building was designed and owned by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger and completed by Nanni di Baccio Bigio or his son Annibale Lippi. After Sangallo, the palace belonged among others to the Ricci, Ceoli and Sacchetti, important families of the Roman nobility. Among the artworks that decorate the interior, the cycle of frescoes depicting the Storie di David by Francesco Salviati represents an important work of Mannerism. The palace also housed hundreds of paintings that would become the nucleus of the Pinacoteca Capitolina. Palazzo Sacchetti is widely considered the most important palace in Via Giulia.[1]

Location[edit]

The building is in Rome, in the Ponte Rione, at 66 Via Giulia,[1] on the west side of the northern end of the street. To the southeast it overlooks Vicolo del Cefalo, to the northwest Vicolo Orbitelli, while to the southwest, with the side once reflecting in the Tiber, it faces Lungotevere dei Sangallo.[2][3]

History[edit]

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger built on buildings and land that had been sold to him in 1542 by the Vatican Chapter this palace, which was one of the three properties of the architect on Via Giulia.[1] On the main façade of the building still stands out the coat of arms – today chiselled – of the Pope and his main client, Paul III Farnese (r. 1534-1549), together with the inscription:[1]

TV MIHI QVODCVMQVE HOC RERVM EST

Everything I have, I got from you

alluding perhaps to the generosity of the pope towards him.[1] On the same façade is still visible the plaque walled ab antiquo that attests the ownership of the architect:[1]

DOMVS / ANTONII / SANGALLI / ARCHITECTI / MDXLIII

House of Antonio da Sangallo architect 1543

The attribution of the building to Antonio is also confirmed by various drawings and sketches by the artist's own hand of his house by San Biagio preserved in the Uffizi[4] and by Giorgio Vasari, who writes that Sangallo:[5]

Rifondò ancora in Roma, per difendersi dalle piene quando il Tevere ingrossa, la casa sua in strada Giulia. E non solo diede principio, ma condusse a buon termine il palazzo che egli abitava vicino a San Biagio, che oggi è del cardinale Riccio da Monte Pulciano, che l’ha finito con grandissima spesa e con ornatissime stanze, oltre quelle che Antonio vi aveva speso, che erano state migliaia di scudi.

In Rome renewed the foundations, to defend himself from floods when the Tiber swells, of his house in Via Giulia. And not only did he begin, but he brought to a good end the palace where he lived near San Biagio, which today belongs to Cardinal Riccio da Monte Pulciano, who finished it at great expense and with very ornate rooms, in addition to those that Antonio had expended there, which had been thousands of scudi.

Sangallo's original project foresaw two storeys plus the attic, each with five windows.[1]

After Antonio's death in 1546, on 23 July 1552 his son Orazio sold the property to Cardinal Giovanni Ricci from Montepulciano, Tuscany, for the sum of 3,145 Roman scudi.[6] The cardinal had the palace freed from the censo tax (the fact is remembered on a plaque on Vicolo del Cefalo) and had it completed, merging adjacent houses purchased by him.[6] The author of the works was probably Nanni di Baccio Bigio,[1][6] or according to another hypothesis (based on the stylistic kinship between the palace and the suburban villa – the future Villa Medici – that the cardinal had built in those same years) his son Annibale Lippi.[7][8]

On this occasion the façade of the palace on Via Giulia was extended by adding two windows, while the main door was enlarged and moved to the right.[1] Between 1552 and 1554 the cardinal also had the piano nobile decorated by Francesco Salviati and other mannerist artists.[1]

Economic difficulties forced him in 1557 to a fictitious sale of the palace for 25,000 scudi to his friend Tommaso Marino di Terranova, a very rich Genoese financier who in the same period had the Palazzo Marino built in Milan. Marino allowed the Cardinal to live there and sold it to the latter's nephew Giulio Ricci in 1568.[6]

When the cardinal died in 1574, his nephew Giulio sold it definitively to the Pisan banker Tiberio Ceuli.[2] The Ceuli family invested a lot in the building: the wing towards Vicolo Orbitelli, the courtyard and the completion of the rear part are due to it.[2] They also had the façades towards the river decorated by Giacomo Rocca with sgraffiti, of which few traces remain today.[2] The Ceuli also had the building raised one floor higher, decorating the cornice with the heraldic motif of the double eight-pointed star taken from their coat of arms.[4][2] The name of the house, corrupted in Cefalo (English: mullet), has passed to the alley that runs along the palace to the south, called Vicolo del Cefalo.[2]

In 1608, the Ceuli family sold the Palace to Cardinal Ottavio Acquaviva d'Aragona, whose coats of arms still decorate the chapel of the palace, built by him.[2] The Acquaviva family sold the building in turn in 1649 to Cardinal Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, a member of the noble Florentine family.[9] The Cardinal had Carlo Rainaldi carry out the last important works in the building, modifying the rear part and having the stairs built that went down to the Tiber. With him the palace acquired a great importance, hosting a picture gallery rich of almost 700 paintings.[9] His heirs sold part of it in 1748 to Pope Benedict XIV (r.1740-1758), who made it the original nucleus of the Pinacoteca Capitolina.[9]

The Sacchetti family has been in possession of the palace since then until 2015: in that year, part of the palace corresponding to the entire piano nobile inherited by Giovanna Zanuso, spouse of the deceased Giulio Sacchetti, was sold to the banker Robert De Balkany.[10] After the latter's death it has been put on sale again by Sotheby's.[11]

Architecture[edit]

The Loggia of Palazzo Sacchetti towards the Tiber, once overlooking the river

The main façades of the palace overlook Via Giulia and Vicolo del Cefalo, where there are 9 windows.[12] Both façades are made of brick with travertine windows, while the portal on Via Giulia is made of marble, and is surmounted by a balcony surrounded by fine bronze balustrades.[12] On the ground floor, which is attributed to Sangallo, there are 6 windows of the inginocchiato (English: knelt) type.[13] Each of them, closed by a grille, has an architrave and frame, and a protruding threshold supported by two large corbels.[12][13] Between each pair of these opens a small window that gives light to the cellars.[13]

The first floor has a row of seven windows with frames and corbels;[12] among these, the central one has been enlarged to fit the balcony.[12] Above one of the windows is the chiselled coat of arms of Paul III.[12]

Each window on the first floor is surmounted by a small window of approximately square shape.[12]

The second floor also has seven windows, but simpler than those on the first floor.[12] A corbelled cornice concludes the building.[12] Near the left corner of the facade on Via Giulia there is a fountain embedded in a niche flanked by caryatids.[12] In its interior there is a cupid with two dolphins and the chiseled Ceuli coat of arms.[12] The motif of the fountain is inspired by the arms of the house of Ceuli.

The courtyard is bordered by an arcade (the lateral arches being infilled) on Doric pillars,[9] and ends with a doric frieze adorned with weapons and the Ceuli coat of arms.[12] In the middle of the courtyard there is a nymphaeum adorned with stuccoes.[9] On the left there is an overhang caused by the chapel added by the Acquaviva family, probably made by Agostino Ciampelli to a design by Pietro da Cortona.[12] The Sacchetti coat of arms was added later.

On the side towards the Lungotevere the palace ends with a loggia once overlooking the river, created by the Ceuli and modified by the Sacchetti, adorned with a colossal marble head (possibly Juno)[14] and two mascarons.[9] The loggia is the backdrop to a citrus garden.[14]

Interiors and decoration[edit]

David dances in front of the Ark of the Covenant in the presence of Mikal, fresco by Francesco Salviati in the audience hall

In the hallway is a Roman relief of the third century AD, depicting an episode of the reign of Septimius Severus. Above this is a Madonna and child of 1400s Florentine school.[15]

On the first floor, noteworthy is the hall of the audiences of Cardinal Ricci, called the Sala dei Mappamondi from two globes (Italian: Mappamondo) – one terrestrial and one celestial – by Vincenzo Coronelli placed there:[9][16] the presence of a canopy testifies to the frequent papal visits.[9] It is decorated with frescoes by mannerist painter Francesco Salviati and aids, painted in 1553–1554 and depicting Stories of David (the descriptions start from the wall to the right of those who look at the windows in a clockwise direction).[15]

  • Southwest wall
    • Saul attempts to stab David;
    • Death of Saul and Jonathan;
    • Announcement to David of the death of Saul;
  • Northwest wall
  • Northeast wall
    • David speaks to the soldiers;
    • Death of Absalom;
    • Announcement to David of Absalom's death;
  • Southeast wall
    • David spares the sleeping Saul;
    • David dances before the Ark of the Covenant in the presence of Mikal;
    • David escapes Saul with the help of Mikal;

On Vicolo del Cefalo there are four rooms adorned with stuccoes and frescoes, while a group of French and Italian mannerist artists, including Maitre Ponce, Girolamo da Faenza known as Fantino, Marco Marcucci from Faenza, Giovanni Antonio Veneziano, Marco Duval known as il sordo (Marco Francese), Stefano Pieri (Stefano da Firenze), Nicolò da Bruyn, and G. A. Napolitano decorated other rooms towards the garden between 1553 and 1556 with grotesques, Old Testament scenes and mythological scenes.[15]

The gallery, converted into a dining room and banquet hall, is nearest the Tiber and decorated with paintings depicting biblical subjects by Pietro da Cortona.[9]

Also noteworthy is the dining room built by Cardinal Ricci in 1573, decorated with frescoes on the walls by Giacomo Rocca from Salerno, depicting pairs of sibyls and prophets on the model of the Sistine Chapel.[9][17] The room is also adorned with two frescoes by Pietro da Cortona depicting The Holy Family and Adam and Eve.[15]

The ceiling of the dining room was made in 1573 by woodcarver Ambrogio Bonazzini,[17] who later sculpted the ceiling of the Oratorio del Gonfalone.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Pietrangeli (1981), p. 40
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Pietrangeli (1981), p. 42
  3. ^ Pietrangeli (1981), inside front cover
  4. ^ a b Mergé (2015), p. 45
  5. ^ Giorgio Vasari: Vita d'Antonio da Sangallo Architettore Fiorentino (1568)
  6. ^ a b c d Fragnito (2016)
  7. ^ Callari (1932), p. 254
  8. ^ Portoghesi (1970), p. 196
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mergé (2015), p. 46
  10. ^ "Come vendere un pezzo del Colosseo" (in Italian). 10 February 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Palazzo Sacchetti, a pearl of the late reinassance in the heart of Rome". Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Pietrangeli (1981), p. 44
  13. ^ a b c Portoghesi (1970), p. 356
  14. ^ a b Pietrangeli (1981), p. 48
  15. ^ a b c d e Pietrangeli (1981), p. 46
  16. ^ "Palazzo Sacchetti" (in Italian). Comune di Roma. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  17. ^ a b Mergé (2015), p. 47

Sources[edit]

  • Vasari, Giorgio (1568). Le vite de’ più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori italiani, da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri (in Italian). Firenze: Giunti.
  • Luigi Callari (1932). I Palazzi di Roma (in Italian). Roma: Ugo Sofia-Moretti.
  • Paolo Portoghesi (1970). Roma del Rinascimento (in Italian). Milano: Electa.
  • Carlo Pietrangeli (1981). Guide rionali di Roma (in Italian). Vol. Ponte (IV) (3 ed.). Roma: Fratelli Palombi Editori.
  • Patrizio Mario Mergé (2015). Palazzi storici a Roma (in Italian). Roma: ADSI.
  • Gigliola Fragnito (2016). "Giovanni Ricci". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 87. Roma: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

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