The Palazzo del Collegio Puteano (''Palace of the Putean College'') is a building in
Piazza dei Cavalieri
Piazza dei Cavalieri () is a landmark in Pisa, Italy, and the second main square of the city. This square was the political centre in medieval Pisa. After the middle of 16th century the square became the headquarters of the Order of the Knights ...
in
Pisa, Italy. The palace occupies the whole western part of the square and makes a corner with Via Corsica street.
The palace, located near to the
Church of St Rocco, was built in the present form between 1549 and 1598, by joining a group of three previous houses.
In 1605, it was given in perpetual rent to the
Knights of St Stephen, to host some students from
Piedmont
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, by order of Archbishop
Carlo Antonio Dal Pozzo
Carlo Antonio Dal Pozzo (1547–1607) was an Italian prelate, who was archbishop metropolitan of the Pisa Diocese.
He came from the noble family of ''Dal Pozzo Della Cisterna'' of Biella. He was the uncle of Cassiano dal Pozzo.
Between his many ...
, from whom the name ''Puteano'' is derived.
Between 1608 and 1609 the façade was decorated with allegoric
frescoes by
Giovanni Stefano Marucelli. After the suppression of the Knights, the college was closed in 1925, but it opened again in 1930 when the
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
The Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa (commonly known in Italy as "la Normale") is a public university in Pisa and Florence, Tuscany, Italy, currently attended by about 600 undergraduate and postgraduate (PhD) students.
It was founded in 1810 w ...
used the building as Home of the Student of the university. In 1969, the palace underwent a major restoration, and currently belongs to Scuola Normale and hosts the research center of mathematics and the guesthouse.
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Houses completed in 1598
Collegio Puteano, Palazzo del
Fresco paintings in Pisa
Renaissance architecture in Pisa