Studiolo

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Image of the Studiolo of Francesco I de 'Medici

Studiolo refers to a space dedicated to studying and studying the arts.

The room type of the Studiolo originated in the Renaissance . Typical of a studiolo are the walls adorned with portraits of scholars and illusionistic inlays ( trompe-l'œil ) or allegories . Studiolos are equipped with works of art, study objects and books and are used for active study and contemplative reflection. The best known is the Studiolo in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, created for Francesco I de 'Medici 1570–1572 by Giorgio Vasari .

Isabella d'Este was the first woman to set up a studiolo in the Palazzo Ducale between 1497 and 1523 . Her uncle Leonello d'Este's studiolo in the Villa di Belfiore (near Ferrara ) and that of Federico da Montefeltro in Urbino served as models.

literature

  • Wolfgang Liebenwein: Studiolo. The emergence of a room type and its development up to around 1600 . Berlin 1977.
  • Klaus Minges: The Collection of the Early Modern Age. Criteria of order and specialization . LIT, Münster 1998, ISBN 3-8258-3607-X .