A Renaissance Architecture of Power: Princely Palaces in the Italian Quattrocento (Medieval Mediterranean, 104)

Urbino, Rome, Florence, Milan, Ferrara... but also Mantua and Imola, Carpi and Saluzzo, Naples and Sicily: a collection of case studies on the Renaissance renewal of Italian court palaces from a comparative perspective. Part 1. Comparative issues -- Princes, towns, palaces : a Renaissance "architecture of power" / Marco Folin -- Medieval vestiges in the princely architecture of the 15th century / Silvia Beltramo -- The princely palace in 15th-century Italian architectural theory / Flavia Cantatore -- Palaces and Palatine chapels in 15th-century Italian dukedoms : ideas and experiences / Andrea Longhi -- Part 2. Case studies -- "Combining the old and the new" : the princely residences of the marquises of Saluzzo in the 15th century / Silvia Beltramo -- The Sforza Castle of Milan (1450-1499) / Aurora Scotti -- Patrician residences and the palaces of the Marquis of Mantua (1459-1524) / Giulio Girondi -- The renewal of Ferrara's Court Palace under Ercole I d'Este (1471-1505) / Marco Folin -- Architecture of power : Imola during the Signoria of Girolamo Riario (1473-1488) / Stifano Zaggia -- "Small mice, large palaces" : from Urbino to Carpi / Elena Svalduz -- The Medici Palace, Cosimo the Elder, and Michelozzo : a historiographical survey / Emanuela Ferretti -- The Palace of Nicholas V : continuity and innovation in the Vatican palaces / Flavia Cantatore -- Alfonso 1 of Naples and the art of building : Castel Nuovo in a European context / Bianca de Divitiis -- The residences of the kings of Sicily, from Martin of Aragon to Ferdinand the Catholic / Marco Rosario Nobile A Renaissance Architecture of Power: Princely Palaces in the Italian Quattrocento Copyright Contents Foreword List of Figures PART 1: Comparative Issues 1: Princes, Towns, Palaces: A Renaissance “Architecture of Power” 2: Medieval Vestiges in the Princely Architecture of the 15th Century 3: The Princely Palace in 15th-Century Italian Architectural Theory 4: Palaces and Palatine Chapels in 15th-Century Italian Dukedoms: Ideas and Experiences PART 2: Case Studies 5: “Combining the Old and the New”: The Princely Residences of the Marquises of Saluzzo in the 15th Century 6: The Sforza Castle of Milan (1450–1499) 7: Patrician Residences and the Palaces of the Marquis of Mantua (1459–1524) 8: The Renewal of Ferrara’s Court Palace under Ercole I d’Este (1471–1505) 9: Architecture of Power: Imola during the Signoria of Girolamo Riario (1473–1488) 10: “Small Mice, Large Palaces”: From Urbino to Carpi 11: The Medici Palace, Cosimo the Elder, and Michelozzo: A Historiographical Survey 12: The Palace of Nicholas v: Continuity and Innovation in the Vatican Palaces 13: Alfonso I of Naples and the Art of Building: Castel Nuovo in a European Context 14: The Residences of the Kings of Sicily, from Martin of Aragon to Ferdinand the Catholic Bibliography Index of Manuscripts Index of Names Index of Places "The growth of princely states in early Renaissance Italy brought a thorough renewal to the old seats of power. One of the most conspicuous outcomes of this process was the building or rebuilding of new court palaces, erected as prestigious residences in accord with the new 'classical' principles of Renaissance architecture. The novelties, however, went far beyond architectural forms: they involved the reorganisation of courtly interiors and their functions, new uses for the buildings, and the relationship between the palaces and their surroundings. The whole urban setting was affected by these processes, and therefore the social, residential and political customs of its inhabitants. This is the focus of A Renaissance Architecture of Power, which aims to analyse from a comparative perspective the evolution of Italian court palaces in the Renaissance in their entirety. Contributors are Silvia Beltramo, Flavia Cantatore, Bianca de Divitiis, Emanuela Ferretti, Marco Folin, Giulio Girondi, Andrea Longhi, Marco Rosario Nobile, Aurora Scotti, Elena Svalduz, and Stefano Zaggia"--Provided by publisher The growth of princely states in early Renaissance Italy brought a thorough renewal to the old seats of power. One of the most conspicuous outcomes of this process was the building or rebuilding of new court palaces, erected as prestigious residences in accord with the new ‘ ; classical’ ; principles of Renaissance architecture. The novelties, however, went far beyond architectural forms: they involved the reorganisation of courtly interiors and their functions, new uses for the buildings, and the relationship between the palaces and their surroundings. The whole urban setting was affected by these processes, and therefore the social, residential and political customs of its inhabitants. This is the focus of A Renaissance Architecture of Power, which aims to analyse from a comparative perspective the evolution of Italian court palaces in the Renaissance in their entirety.0Contributors are Silvia Beltramo, Flavia Cantatore, Bianca de Divitiis, Emanuela Ferretti, Marco Folin, Giulio Girondi, Andrea Longhi, Marco Rosario Nobile, Aurora Scotti, Elena Svalduz, and Stefano Zaggia "The growth of princely states in early Renaissance Italy brought a thorough renewal to the old seats of power. One of the most conspicuous outcomes of this process was the building or rebuilding of new court palaces, erected as prestigious residences in accord with the new 'classical' principles of Renaissance architecture. The novelties, however, went far beyond architectural forms: they involved the reorganisation of courtly interiors and their functions, new uses for the buildings, and the relationship between the palaces and their surroundings. The whole urban setting was affected by these processes, and therefore the social, residential and political customs of its inhabitants. This is the focus of A Renaissance Architecture of Power, which aims to analyse from a comparative perspective the evolution of Italian court palaces in the Renaissance in their entirety."--Back cover