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Palazzo Grifoni (San Miniato)
Palazzo Grifoni is a former aristocratic palace located in Piazza Grifoni San Miniato, in the Piazza Grifoni in the western side of the historic center of the town of San Miniato, province of Pisa, region of Tuscany, Italy. Piazza Grifoni lies along the same road that becomes Via Giosue Carducci to the south west and Via IV Novembre, after the intersection of Via Borgonuovo. It is now the seat of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato after having belonged to the Barnini family. History and description The building was designed by Giuliano di Baccio d'Agnolo in strict Florentine forms and realised by the mid-16th century. It was badly damaged in the last war, but later restored.I. Regoli, ''San Miniato. Guida storico–artistica della citta’ e del suo territorio'' p. 12. It dominates the small square from an elevated position, like Palazzo Pitti, and has a plastered façade, with ashlars in relief along the sides that give the whole the appearance of a fortress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Miniato
San Miniato is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Pisa, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. San Miniato sits at an historically strategic location atop three small hills where it dominates the lower Arno valley, between the valleys of Egola and Elsa rivers. It used to carry the additional sobriquet al Tedesco ("to the German") to distinguish it from the convent of San Miniato al Monte in Florence, which is about to the northeast. History In medieval times, San Miniato was on the via Francigena, which was the main connecting route between northern Europe and Rome. It also sits at the intersection of the Florence-Pisa and the Lucca-Siena roads. Over the centuries San Miniato was therefore exposed to a constant flow of friendly and hostile armies, traders in all manner of goods and services, and other travelers from near and far. Archaeological evidence indicates that the site of the city and surrounding area has been settled since at least the paleolithic era. It would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and of the foundations of the Italian language. The prestige established by the Tuscan dialect's use in literature by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini led to its subsequent elaboration as the language of culture throughout Italy. It has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti. Tuscany is also known for its wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Having a strong linguisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassa Di Risparmio Di San Miniato
Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato S.p.A. (Carismi) was an Italian savings bank based in San Miniato, in the Province of Pisa, Tuscany. It was takeover by Crédit Agricole via its Crédit Agricole Italia division. History Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato was found on 27 April 1830 in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, a year after the savings bank of Florence, the oldest savings bank in Tuscany region. On 14 January 1886, the savings bank was gained an independent status by a royal decree (part away from Florence). Due to Legge Amato, the bank was split into a company limited by shares (''società per azioni'') and a banking foundation (Ente Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato, later renamed to Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato) on 13 April 1992 (gazetted on 14 May). The bank immediately sold about 70% shares of the bank to Holding Casse Toscane (literally ''Tuscan Savings Banks''), a new intermediate holding company for the savings bank ( it, Cassa di Risparmio) of San Miniato, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzo Pitti
The Palazzo Pitti (), in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio. The core of the present palazzo dates from 1458 and was originally the town residence of Luca Pitti, an ambitious Florentine banker. The palace was bought by the Medici family in 1549 and became the chief residence of the ruling families of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. It grew as a great treasure house as later generations amassed paintings, plates, jewelry and luxurious possessions. In the late 18th century, the palazzo was used as a power base by Napoleon and later served for a brief period as the principal royal palace of the newly united Italy. The palace and its contents were donated to the Italian people by King Victor Emmanuel III in 1919. The palazzo is now the largest museum complex in Florence. The principal palazzo block, often in a building of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietra Serena
Pietra serena is a blue-gray sandstone used extensively in Renaissance Florence for architectural details. It is also known as Macigno stone. The material obtained at Fiesole is considered the best and is also quarried at Arezzo, Cortona, and Volterra, although it is no longer being actively mined and has been placed under conservation status due to depleting resources. Examples of its use in Florence include the interior pilasters, entablatures, and other decorative elements of Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel and Michelangelo's Medici Chapel. The most well-known of its quarries in the Florentine area is the Trassinaia quarry. History Pietra serena was first largely discovered by the Etruscans in the Archaic period who occupied the medieval Italian area of Fiesole. It was used in the construction of much notable Italian architecture during the "Golden Age of Rome", including that of artists such as Michelangelo, Donatello, Brunelleschi, and Vasari. It was also used in building str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kneeling Windows
Kneeling windows ( it, Finestra inginocchiata) is a type of opening used from the sixteenth century, fifteenth century, especially in the Tuscany area. History It is a monumental type used especially on the ground floor: the Window sill, sill rests on supports protruding that resemble those of a kneeler's bench. Typical of the Mannerist and Tuscan Baroque periods, it is usually enclosed by a grille, framed and crowned by tympanum (architecture), tympanum, sometimes with decorations, often zoomorphic: for example, the two supports are often carved as lion's paws and sometimes the space between them is decorated with a bas-relief. The first kneeling window is traditionally the one in Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, attributed to MichelangeloA drawing by his hand remains in Casa Buonarroti and the invention is also mentioned by Vasari. See ''The Kneeling Windows of the Medici Palace,'' in P. Ruschi, ''Michelangelo architetto,'' Cinisello Balsamo 2011, pp. 55-57. It was made to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
