Villa Medici Poggio Imperiale

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Villa Poggio Imperiale
The villa in the 17th century after the renovation around 1620
View of the entry page 1744 after Zocchi
The yard

The Villa di Poggio Imperiale is a former Medici villa on the hill of Arcetri in Florence , near the panoramic Viale dei Colli . The building, which was expanded several times, is now used for school purposes.

The estate was initially called Poggio Baroncelli after its owners who sold it to the Salviati in 1548 . Grand Duke Cosimo I de 'Medici had the Medici opponent Alessandro Salviati expropriated in 1565 and gave it to his daughter Isabella and her husband Paolo Giordano Orsini .

From 1618 the villa was owned by Maria Magdalena of Austria , the sister of Emperor Ferdinand II and wife of Cosimo II de 'Medici . She had the building extensively rebuilt and expanded by Giulio Parigi . The castle has therefore been called Poggio imperiale since 1624. Frescoes by Matteo Rosselli and his students have survived from this period , some with references to the House of Austria. Also Vittoria della Rovere , wife of Ferdinando II. De 'Medici was here as the owner of Giacinto Maria Marmi make 1681-1683 conversions.

The castle near the city gained in importance under the Habsburg grand dukes.

Commemorative plaque to WA Mozart

The paintings by Gaspare Paoletti , Antonio Cioci , Gesualdo Ferri and Filippo Tarchiani as well as the oriental tapestries date from this period . On April 2, 1770, the young Mozart gave a concert here . At the beginning of the 19th century (until 1820) the palace took on its current, outwardly neoclassical shape - the architect was Pasquale Poccianti . The building has been used for school purposes since 1865, initially as a boarding school for girls, now co-educational.

Web links

Commons : Villa di Poggio Imperiale  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Ilaria Hoppe: The Regent's Rooms. The Villa Poggio Imperiale in Florence . Berlin 2012. (basic)
  • Isabella Lapi Ballerini: Le ville medicee. Guide completa. Giunti, Firenze 2003, ISBN 88-09-02994-1 (English version: The Medici villas. Complete guide. Revised edition. Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali, Soprintendenza speciale per il Polo museale fiorentino, Florence 2006, ISBN 88- 09-02995-X , p. 119ff.)

Coordinates: 43 ° 44'56.4 "  N , 11 ° 14'52"  E