Jump to content

Palazzo Chiericati: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 45°32′57″N 11°32′57″E / 45.54917°N 11.54917°E / 45.54917; 11.54917
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
mNo edit summary
 
(22 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
[[Image:Palazzo Chiericati (Vicenza).jpg|thumb|300px|The façade of the Palazzo Chiericati, in Vicenza.]]
| image = Image:Palazzo Chiericati (Vicenza).jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| caption =
| location = [[Vicenza]], [[Province of Vicenza]], [[Veneto]], [[Italy]]
| part_of = [[City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]
| includes = <!--replace by summary if the list of sub-entities is too large or incomplete-->
| criteria = {{UNESCO WHS type|(i)(ii)}}(i)(ii)
| ID = 712bis-001
⚫
| coordinates = {{coord|45|32|57|N|11|32|57|E|display=title|type:landmark_source:frwiki}}
| year = 1994
| extension = 1996
| website = {{URL|https://www.museicivicivicenza.it/it/mcp/}}
| locmapin = Italy Veneto#Italy
| map_caption =
}}

The '''Palazzo Chiericati''' is a [[Renaissance]] palace in [[Vicenza]] (northern [[Italy]]), designed by [[Andrea Palladio]].
The '''Palazzo Chiericati''' is a [[Renaissance]] palace in [[Vicenza]] (northern [[Italy]]), designed by [[Andrea Palladio]].


Line 9: Line 25:
Palladio also designed a country home, the [[Villa Chiericati]], for the family.
Palladio also designed a country home, the [[Villa Chiericati]], for the family.


The palazzo was built in an area called ''piazza dell'Isola'' ("island square", currently Piazza Matteotti), which housed the wood and cattle market. At that time, it was an islet surrounded by the Retrone and Bacchiglione streams, and to protect the structure from the frequent floods, Palladio designed it on an elevated position: the entrance could be accessed by a triple Classic-style staircase.
The palazzo was built in an area called "piazza dell'Isola" (island square, currently Piazza Matteotti), which housed the wood and cattle market. At that time, it was an islet surrounded by the Retrone and Bacchiglione streams, and to protect the structure from the frequent floods, Palladio designed it on an elevated position: the entrance could be accessed by a triple Classic-style staircase.


== Architectural details ==
== Architecture ==


The palazzo's principal façade is composed of three bays, the central bay projecting slightly. The two end bays have [[loggia|logge]] on the [[piano nobile]] level, while the central bay is closed. The façade has two superimposed orders of columns, [[Tuscan order|Tuscan]] on the lower level with [[Ionic order|Ionic]] above. The roofline is decorated by [[statue|statuary]].
The palazzo's principal façade is composed of three bays, the central bay projecting slightly. The two end bays have [[loggia|logge]] on the [[piano nobile]] level, while the central bay is closed. The façade has two [[superposed order]]s of columns, [[Doric order|Doric]] on the lower level with [[Ionic order|Ionic]] above. The roof line is decorated by [[statue|statuary]].

<gallery mode="packed" heights="160px">
⚫
File:Palazzo Chiericati pianta Bertotti Scamozzi 1776.jpg|Floor plan (drawing by Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776)
File:Palazzo Chiericati sezione Bertotti Scamozzi 1776.jpg|Cross section (Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776)
</gallery>


== Conservation ==
== Conservation ==


Since 1855 the building has housed the Museo Civico (‘City Museum’) and, more recently, the city's art gallery. It has received international protection since 1994, along with the other Palladian buildings of Vicenza, as part of a [[World Heritage Site]]. (The site originally designated was "Vicenza, City of Palladio" which included the city of Vicenza and its immediate surroundings. In 1996 [[UNESCO]] expanded the World Heritage Site to include villas outside the core area and renamed it "[[City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]").
Since 1855 the building has housed the Museo Civico ('City Museum') and, more recently, the city's art gallery. It has received international protection since 1994, along with the other Palladian buildings of Vicenza, as part of a [[World Heritage Site]]. (The site originally designated was "Vicenza, City of Palladio" which included the city of Vicenza and its immediate surroundings. In 1996, [[UNESCO]] expanded the World Heritage Site to include villas outside the core area and renamed it "[[City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]").

⚫
== External links ==
⚫
* [http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Palazzo_Chiericati.html Great buildings online] retrieved 18.VIII.06
⚫
* [http://www.cisapalladio.org/veneto/scheda.php?sezione=4&architettura=57&lingua=e Palazzo Chiericati – Vicenza – (1550)] Description, photographs and location map {{it icon}} {{en icon}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
⚫
{{commonscat|Palazzo Chiericati}}
<gallery widths="160px" heights="110px">
<gallery widths="160px" heights="110px">
Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Vicenza, 1980) - BEIC 6334766.jpg|The double loggia. Photo by [[Paolo Monti]]
File:Vicenza, Palazzo Chiericati.jpg|The double loggia.
File:Beelden daklijst palazzo Chiercati.jpg|Detail of the roofline
File:Beelden daklijst palazzo Chiercati.jpg|Detail of the roofline
File:Palazzo Chiericati (Vicenza) by night.jpg|By night
File:Villa Chiericati ceiling beams 2.jpg|Painted ceiling in the open [[loggia]]
File:Villa Chiericati ceiling beams 2.jpg|Painted ceiling in the open [[loggia]]
File:Palazzo Chiericati Vicenza vestibule ceiling.jpg|Ceiling panel in the vestibule
File:Palazzo Chiericati Vicenza vestibule ceiling.jpg|Ceiling panel in the vestibule
⚫
File:Palazzo Chiericati sezione Bertotti Scamozzi 1776.jpg|Drawing: [[:commons:Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi|Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi]]
File:Palazzo Chiericati cherub ceiling 3.jpg
File:Palazzo Chiericati cherub ceiling 3.jpg
File:Palazzo Chiericati ceiling 2.jpg|Ceiling [[fresco]] paintings and ornamental stucco
File:Palazzo Chiericati ceiling 2.jpg|Ceiling [[fresco]] paintings and ornamental stucco
Line 37: Line 53:
</gallery>
</gallery>


⚫
==External links==
⚫
{{coord|45|32|57|N|11|32|57|E|display=title|type:landmark_source:frwiki}}
⚫
{{commons category|Palazzo Chiericati (Vicenza)}}
{{Palladian palaces}}
* www.museicivicivicenza.it
⚫
* [http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Palazzo_Chiericati.html Great buildings online] retrieved 18.VIII.06
⚫
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003165804/http://www.cisapalladio.org/veneto/scheda.php?sezione=4&architettura=57&lingua=e Palazzo Chiericati – Vicenza – (1550)] Description, photographs and location map {{in lang|it|en}}

{{Andrea Palladio}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Houses completed in 1680]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1680]]

Latest revision as of 14:19, 25 July 2022

Palazzo Chiericati
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationVicenza, Province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Part ofCity of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
CriteriaCultural: (i)(ii)
Reference712bis-001
Inscription1994 (18th Session)
Extensions1996
Websitewww.museicivicivicenza.it/it/mcp/
Coordinates45°32′57″N 11°32′57″E / 45.54917°N 11.54917°E / 45.54917; 11.54917
Palazzo Chiericati is located in Veneto
Palazzo Chiericati
Location of Palazzo Chiericati in Veneto
Palazzo Chiericati is located in Italy
Palazzo Chiericati
Palazzo Chiericati (Italy)

The Palazzo Chiericati is a Renaissance palace in Vicenza (northern Italy), designed by Andrea Palladio.

History

[edit]

Palladio was asked to design and build the palazzo by Count Girolamo Chiericati. The architect started building the palace in 1550, and some further work was completed under the patronage of Chiericati's son, Valerio. However, the palazzo was not fully finished until about 1680, possibly by Carlo Borella.

Palladio also designed a country home, the Villa Chiericati, for the family.

The palazzo was built in an area called "piazza dell'Isola" (island square, currently Piazza Matteotti), which housed the wood and cattle market. At that time, it was an islet surrounded by the Retrone and Bacchiglione streams, and to protect the structure from the frequent floods, Palladio designed it on an elevated position: the entrance could be accessed by a triple Classic-style staircase.

Architecture

[edit]

The palazzo's principal façade is composed of three bays, the central bay projecting slightly. The two end bays have logge on the piano nobile level, while the central bay is closed. The façade has two superposed orders of columns, Doric on the lower level with Ionic above. The roof line is decorated by statuary.

  • Floor plan (drawing by Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776)
    Floor plan (drawing by Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776)
  • Cross section (Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776)
    Cross section (Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi, 1776)

Conservation

[edit]

Since 1855 the building has housed the Museo Civico ('City Museum') and, more recently, the city's art gallery. It has received international protection since 1994, along with the other Palladian buildings of Vicenza, as part of a World Heritage Site. (The site originally designated was "Vicenza, City of Palladio" which included the city of Vicenza and its immediate surroundings. In 1996, UNESCO expanded the World Heritage Site to include villas outside the core area and renamed it "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto").

[edit]
  • The double loggia.
    The double loggia.
  • Detail of the roofline
    Detail of the roofline
  • By night
    By night
  • Painted ceiling in the open loggia
    Painted ceiling in the open loggia
  • Ceiling panel in the vestibule
    Ceiling panel in the vestibule
  • Ceiling fresco paintings and ornamental stucco
    Ceiling fresco paintings and ornamental stucco
  • Intricate ceiling coffers and frescos
    Intricate ceiling coffers and frescos
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palazzo Chiericati (Vicenza).
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Palazzo_Chiericati&oldid=1100360083"