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Cultural legacy and cultural contamination in a changing world: travel, diplomacy, and architectural patronage of Leonardo Donà dalle Rose (1536–1612) in early modern Venice
No full textFor centuries diplomats and merchants served as intermediaries in Europe and the Mediterranean basin, forging intercultural contaminations. Focusing on the early modern “global turn”, the paper investigates Venetian patronage of architecture as an attempt, promoted by a part of the political elite, to preserve a legacy endangered by globalisation.
The topic is explored concentrating on the travels and ambassadorial assignments of a key political figure of late sixteenth-century Venice, Leonardo Donà dalle Rose (1536–1612), who became doge at the end of his career.
He had a unique role in the building of Venice, actively participating in all the commissions responsible for the city’s major architectural works of the period (Redentore, Fondamenta Nuove, Procuratie Nuove, Rialto Bridge, San Giorgio Maggiore, Palmanova, in addition to his own palace and tomb). But to what degree did he determine the built aspect of Venice?
To reply to this question, it became fruitful investigating what he had possibly retained of his life of diplomatic practice and cross-cultural exchange.
In spite of the fact that it was intensely international (he went on the Adriatic costs, Cyprus, Spain, Rome, Istanbul, Vienna) and culturally open (he was in contact with leading minds such as Bruno, Galilei, and Sarpi), one can argue that, in searching for the creation a true “venetian architecture” tied to ancient civic traditions, Donà was trying to maintain an independent culture in a changing world
Práctica arquitectónica y habilidades aritméticas en el Renacimiento italiano - On Architectural practice and arithmetic abilities in Renaissance Italy
No full textIt is not possible to understand the meaning of architectural masterpieces built throughout history without first understanding the meaning of “being an architect” and how his activity developed. The use of the copy of drawings, the importance of treaties for the transmission of knowledge, the meaning of the centralized plant or the importance of mathematics and geometry in the diary work of architects in the Early Modern Age are some of the concepts in which this volume deepens, to get closer to the historical and social context of this period so important for the future of architecture.No se puede entender el significado de las obras maestras de la arquitectura construidas a lo largo de la historia sin comprender previamente lo que en cada época se entendía por “ser arquitecto” y cómo se desarrollaba su actividad. La utilización de la copia de dibujos, la importancia de los tratados para la transmisión de conocimientos, el significado de la planta centralizada o la importancia de las matemáticas y de la geometría en el quehacer diario de los arquitectos de la temprana Edad Moderna son algunos de los conceptos en los que se profundiza en este volumen, para acercarnos al contexto histórico y social de este periodo tan importante para el devenir de la arquitectura
Procedura per l'acquisizione ed elaborazione HBIM della Palazzina Podesti
No full textUna Procedura HBIM (Heritage Building Information Modeling) prevede l’organizzazione, elaborazione ed utilizzazione di una struttura di dati informati, finalizzata ad un processo di conservazione, restauro o comunicazione e disseminazione.
Nel processo HBIM è centrale la definizione del termine “Heritage” (a volte interpretato come “Historic”), che indica l’ambito nel quale si interviene: il settore dei beni culturali. La principale caratteristica degli edifici storici è la loro storia, costituita dalle vicende che li hanno interessati in termini di trasformazioni, modifiche, adattamenti d’uso anche in relazione ai materiali ed alle tecniche costruttive che sono succedute nel tempo.
La raccolta dei dati è il primo passaggio da effettuare, in termini di informazioni storiche (desunte dagli archivi, dalle cartografie e dalle iconografie), di forme geometriche (attraverso rilievi effettuati con metodo diretto ed indiretto o strumentale), dei contenuti materici (analisi materiche e delle unità stratigrafiche murarie).
La lettura, discretizzazione e sintesi dei dati consente di realizzare un o più modelli tridimensionali informati, dove una delle caratteristiche principali è di essere anche parametrici.
La procedura HBIM è applicata per una lettura critica della Palazzina Podesti, con lo scopo di definire gli interventi necessari ai futuri utilizzi della struttura presente all’interno dell’Orto Botanico di Roma
Sotto mentite spoglie. Il modello di carta del progetto per la basilica di San Domenico a Siena di Baldassarre Peruzzi
No full textIl foglio GDSU 1575Ar contiene un disegno di Baldassare Peruzzi (Siena 1481-Roma 1536), realizzato a riga e squadra, strettamente in proiezione ortogonale, con acqurellature per leggere ombreggiature e alcune misure essenziali, relativo al prospetto interno destro della navata e alla proiezione della volta a botte di un progetto di rifacimento della basilica di San Domenico a Siena. Nonostante il disegno sia stato più volte studiato, nella letteratura sull’architetto senese, era finora passato inosservato il fatto che non si tratta in realtà di un disegno, bensì di un modello di carta
I progetti di Leonardo da Vinci per il tiburio
No full textLeonardo da Vinci’s involvement in the competition for the design of the dome of Milan Cathedral offers a window onto many aspects of architectural practice and management in early modern period. The competition, which he entered in 1487, five years after arriving in Milan, was his first direct experience as an architect. Like Donato Bramante and Luca Fancelli, he was one of many consultant architects on the project, without a permanent position on the Cathedral’s building site. Although the authorities ultimately rejected his proposal in 1490, for Leonardo the experience was nevertheless enduring. The confrontation with other experts and with the technical aspects of architecture prompted continued study over the following years, particularly into the principles of statics. This paper will examine Leonardo’s possible collaborators as well as his knowledge of the building-site and its earlier history (including the project by Gabriele Stornaloco in 1391). It examines the forms of drawing and wood modelling he employed, as well as the materials and construction techniques used on site. The paper takes as its starting point the well-known and enigmatic drawings of the project in the Codex Atlanticus and will offer a new reconstruction of Leonardo’s proposal
Anonimo, Soffitto ligneo a cassettoni, Metà del XVI secolo
No full textElementi costruttivi e ornamentali dello spazio interno, i soffitti di chiese e palazzi tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento sono un compendio di tecnica, arte e rappresentazione. In mostra agli Uffizi i disegni, in gran parte provenienti dalla collezione del Gabinetto dei disegni delle stampe, che illustrano prototipi antichi, dalla Domus Aurea al tempio di Bacco a Roma insieme a progetti dei Sangallo, di Vasari, di Michelangelo e altri. Sono presenti inoltre all'esposizione dipinti, incisioni, modelli e autentici lacunari rinascimentali. Il catalogo raccoglie i saggi dei curatori e approfondite schede di tutte le opere in mostra
The Venetian Doge Leonardo Donà and Architecture
No full textI am conducting research on a key political figure of late sixteenth-century Venice, Leonardo Donà dalle Rose (1536 – 1612), who became doge at the end of his career. He is famous in political history for his role in the episode of the Venetian Interdict of 1606 – 1607, the culminating moment of a clash with the papacy. The goal of this study is to explore fully his unique role in the building of Venice. He was a member of all the commissions responsible for the city’s major architectural works of the period — the church of the Redentore, the urbanization of the Fondamenta Nuove, the palace of the Procuratie Nuove, the Rialto Bridge, the basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore, and the new town of Palmanova — in addition to overseeing the construction of his own palace and tomb. He actively participated in the design process, if not as an amateur architect, certainly as a project manager
Un doge sui ponteggi: i libri dei conti di fabbrica del Palazzo Donà dalle Rose a Venezia
No full textA fine starting point when trying to piece together a history of building–techniques in Venice between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are the treatises of those working in the area at the time. These include Sebastiano Serlio, Daniele Barbaro, Andrea Palladio, Giovanni Antonio Rusconi, Vincenzo Scamozzi, Giuseppe Viola Zanini and Francesco Sansovino. Some nineteenth century manuals, from the same area, are also useful. Their authors include Francesco Milizia, Daniele Danieletti, Nicola Cavalieri–San Bertolo, Francesco Lazzari and Antonio Clementini. However, to be able to reconstruct with greater thoroughness the history of building–techniques in a set period or geographical area case–studies particularly documented in the archives need to be found. On top of the written records, it is also necessary that those case–studies haven’t been subjected to much alteration over time. This paper focuses on Palazzo Donà dalle Rose in Venice’s Fondamenta Nuove (1610–1612). There is a particularly rich and complete archival material for the building in question, which inclused. The account books from during its construction, written out by the same man who commissioned the building, the Doge Leonardo Donà (r. 1606–1612). Those records, still housed in the family’s private archives, have made it possible to piece together in detail the Donà building–site. In this paper, in particular, are illustrated the use of wood, with special reference to the foundations, floors and roofing, and the use of iron as well as the workforce, with contracts, salaries and labour costs
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