Giovanni Ponzello Explained

Giovanni Ponzello
Birth Date:	1520
Birth Place:	Caravonica
Death Place:	Genoa
Known For:	Mannerist architect

Giovanni Ponzello (or Ponsello) (Caravonica, 1520 – Genoa, 1598) was an Italian mannerist architect active in the Republic of Genoa, where he supervised the construction of several distinguished palaces and churches during the Renaissance period.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Several of his works are included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli.^[5]

Works

• 1558, Genoa, historical center: Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1560-1563, Genoa Sampierdarena: Villa Imperiale Scassi "La Bellezza", designed together with his brother Domenico. Inspired by the style of Galeazzo Alessi.^[6]
• 1562, Camogli: Torre Doria near the Abbey of San Fruttuoso di Capodimonte.^[7]
• 1562-1566, Genoa, Via Garibaldi: Palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini, UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1565, Genoa, Via Garibaldi: original facade of the former Palace of Luca Grimaldi (later redeveloped into Palazzo Bianco), in cooperation with his brother Domenico.
• 1565-1579, Genoa, Via Garibaldi: Palazzo Doria-Tursi, now the seat of the Municipality of Genoa, designed together with his brother Domenico.^[8] UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1567, Genoa Sampierdarena: completed the construction of Villa Grimaldi "La Fortezza", after the death of the architect Bernardo Spazio in 1564. Inspired by the style of Galeazzo Alessi.
• 1574-1578, Loano: Palazzo Doria, now seat of the Municipality of Loano
• 1577, Genoa, Fassolo: Expansion of the Villa del Principe with the construction of the sea loggias and the landscaping of the gardens^{[9] [10]}
• 1581, Genoa, historical center: planned the expansion, never realized, of the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene.
• 1583, Genoa, historical center: Palazzetto criminale, the tribunal and prison of the Republic of Genoa, build in cooperation with Daniele Casella and Giovanni Orsolino.^[11]
• 1585, Genoa, historical center: planned the Church of San Pietro in Banchi, in cooperation with Andrea Ceresola, known as "Vannone".
• 1588-1589, Loano: Church of Our Lady of Mercy (known as "Chiesa di Sant'Agostino e Santa Rita") and Convent of Saint'Augustine, now used as offices for the Bishopric of Albenga-Imperia
• 1589, Genoa, historical center: Loggia di Banchi, in cooperation with Andrea Ceresola, known as "Vannone"^[12]
• 1593, Genoa, Fassolo: remodeling of the Church San Benedetto al Porto, the chapel of the Villa del Principe

See also

• Genoa
• Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
• Republic of Genoa
• Doria (family)
• Mannerism

References

1. Book: Poleggi, Ennio . Strada Nuova: una lottizzazione del Cinquecento a Genova . SAGEP . 1972 . Genova.
2. Web site: Ponzèllo nell'Enciclopedia Treccani . 2023-10-26 . www.treccani.it . it-IT.
3. Web site: 2015-11-17 . I Ponzello da Caravonica: costruire a Loano, costruire in Liguria nel segno di Galeazzo Alessi. . 2023-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031006/http://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/Contenuti/MibacUnif/Eventi/visualizza_asset.html_800890133.html . 2015-11-17 .
4. Book: Gandolfo, Andrea . La provincia di Imperia: storia, arti, tradizioni, vol. 1 . Blu Edizioni . 2005.
5. Web site: Centre . UNESCO World Heritage . Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli . 2023-10-26 . UNESCO World Heritage Centre . en.
6. Book: Guide d'Italia, Liguria . Touring Club Italiano . 2009.
7. Web site: Info su www.welcometigullio.it . 2023-10-26 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102659/http://www.welcometigullio.it/pdf/santa-3.pdf . dead .
8. http://www.centrostoricogenova.com/tipovie.php3?id=civ9&rid=garibaldi&incvie=botgaribaldi Storia del palazzo Doria-Tursi su www.centrostoricogenova.com
9. http://www.sbapge.liguria.beniculturali.it/index.php?it/217/genova-palazzo-doria-pamphilj-o-del-principe La villa del principe su www.sbapge.liguria.beniculturali.it
10. Web site: La villa del principe su www.rikreazione.net . 2023-10-26 . 2015-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020146/http://www.rikreazione.net/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=115:in-visita-a-genova-omaggio-al-grande-ammiraglio-ligure-andrea-doria-e-ad-una-delle-famiglie-piu-importanti-del-mondo . dead .
11. E. Poleggi, Il Palazzetto criminale di Genova, in Spazi per la memoria storica. La storia di Genova attraverso le vicende delle sedi e dei documenti dell'Archivio di Stato, Atti del convegno internazionale, Genova 7-10 giugno 2004.
12. Web site: Storia della Loggia di Banchi su www.ipalazzi.it .

Bibliography

• F. Alizeri, Notizie dei professori del disegno in Liguria dalla fondazione dell'Accademia, vol. 3, Genova, 1864
• E. Poleggi, Strada Nuova: Una lottizzazione del Cinquecento a Genova, Sagep, Genova, 1972
• Guida d'Italia, Liguria, Touring Club Italiano, 2009.

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