Palazzo Rinuccini Explained

The Palazzo Rinuccini is a palace located on Via Santo Spirito #39 in central Florence, region of Tuscany Italy.[1]

History

The palace was designed around 1600 by the architect Ludovico Cardi, and adjacent site was built by Gherardo Silvani.[2] Since the year 2003 the palace houses the Istituto Scolastico di Istruzione Superiore Liceo “Niccolò Machiavelli”.

The palace once housed a prominent art gallery.[3] Remaining are the frescoes by Bernardino Poccetti; Giuseppe Zocchi (Four Seasons); Giuliano Trabellesi; Luigi Catani; Angiolo Sarri; and Niccolò Connestabile (Myth of Niobe). A statue depicting Architecture by Girolamo Ticciati.

External links

43.7689°N 11.2466°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.palazzospinelli.org/architetture/scheda.asp?offset=2220&ID=496 Palazzo Spinelli, Repertorio delle Architetture Civile di Firenze
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=r6KsT_qvnK8C Notizie e guida di Firenze e de' suoi contorni
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=skphAAAAcAAJ Nuova guida; ovvero, Descrizione storico-artistico-critica della città e contorni di Firenze