Palazzo Bindi Sergardi Explained

The Palazzo Bindi Sergardi, previously Agostini and later Casini-Casuccini is, from the outside, a non-descript urban building located on Via dei Pellegrini # 18 in central Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. The site is best known for containing frescoes by the late-Renaissance painter Domenico Beccafumi and Cristoforo Roncalli.

History

The palace belonged in the 16th-century to the Venturi family, and in 1519, for the wedding of Alessandro Venturi, the painter Beccafumi was commissioned to decorate the first floor with Scenes of Roman History.[1] [2] In 1554, the palace was bought by Marcello Agostini, and underwent substantial renovations. with addition of a Music Room with stucco-work by Prospero Bresciano and mithologic themes frescoed by Cristoforo Roncalli.[3] Agostini was known for assembling a Cabinet of curiosities.

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Notes and References

  1. http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1990/06/09/con-beccafumi-siena-si-fa-museo.html Article in Repubblica about 1990 Beccafumi exhibition
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=QdBAAAAAYAAJ The Story of Siena and San Gimignano
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=EZlZAAAAYAAJ Cenni storico-artistici di Siena e suoi suburbii