Vicenza in Provincia di Vicenza, Venetia, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Palazzo Chiericati
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The Chiericati Palace

Vicenza Palladiana

Photographed by James Hulse, June 20, 2023

1. Palazzo Chiericati / The Chiericati Palace Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Palazzo Chiericati
Nel novembre del 1550, Girolamo Chiericati registra nel proprio "libro dei conti" un pagamento a favore di Palladio per i progetti del proprio palazzo in città, tracciati all'inizio dell'anno. I cantiere prende avvio nel 1551, per arrestarsi nel 1557, alla morte di Girolamo, il cui figlio Valerio si limita a decorare gli ambienti interni, coinvolgendo una straordinaria équipe di artisti: Ridolfi, Zelotti, Fasolo, Forbicini e Battista Franco. Per più di un secolo palazzo Chiericati rimane un maestoso frammento interrotto a metà della quarta campata. Solo alla fine del Seicento sarà completato secondo la tavola dei Quattro Libri. La straordinaria novità costituita da palazzo Chiericati nel panorama delle residenze urbane rinascimentali deve moltissimo alla capacità palladiana di interpretare il luogo in cui sorge: un grande spazio aperto ai margini della città, davanti al fiume, un contesto che lo rende un edificio ambiguo, palazzo e villa suburbana insieme.

English:
The Chiericati Palace
In November 1550, Girolamo Chiericati posted an entry in his ledgers for

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a sum paid to Andrea Palladio for drawings the architect had produced for his city palazzo at the beginning of the same year. Work on this building began in 1551, but was suspended in 1557 when Girolamo Chiericati died. Subsequently, Girolamo's son Valerio had only the internal spaces decorated by an extraordinary group of artists that included Ridolfi, Zelotti, Fasolo, Forbicini and Battista Franco. For over a century, palazzo Chiericati remained a majestic fragment of a building interrupted half way along its fourth bay. The palazzo was eventually completed on the basis of the drawings in Palladio's Quattro Libri at the end of the 17th century. As an urban residence of the Renaissance period, palazzo Chiericati presents quite an extraordinary novelty, which stems from Palladio's understanding of the site on which it rises. The broad, open space in front of the building at the edge of the city, and just in front of the river - is a context which creates a sort of ambiguity: at one and the same time, the structure can be seen as a town residence and a rural villa.

Erected by Vicenza Sito Patrimonio Mondiale, Soprintendenza archeologia belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Verona, Rovigo e Vicenza and Camera di Commercio Vicenza. (Marker Number 9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 20, 2023

2. Palazzo Chiericati / The Chiericati Palace Marker

A significant historical month for this entry is November 1550.

Location. 45° 32.958′ N, 11° 32.968′ E. Marker is in Vicenza, Veneto (Venetia), in Provincia di Vicenza. It is at the intersection of Corso Andrea Palladio and Plazza Matteotti, on the left when traveling west on Corso Andrea Palladio. The marker is located northeast of the building along the south side of the street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vicenza, Veneto 36100, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Roman Empire,

and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: L'area archeologica di Palazzo Chiericati / The Palazzo Chiericati archaeological site (within shouting distance of this marker); Teatro Olimpico / Olympic Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Teatro Olimpico (within shouting distance of this marker); La via Postumia / The via Postumia (within shouting distance of this marker); Cappella Valmarana / The Valmarana chapel (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Il Museo Naturalistico Archeologico / The Natural and Archaeological Museum (about 150 meters away); Palazzo Thiene / The Thiene Palace (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Basilica Palladiana / Palladian Basilica (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicenza.

Also see . . . Palazzo Chiericati. Camera di Commercio Vicenza (Submitted on June 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The corner view of the Chiericati Palace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 20, 2023

3. The corner view of the Chiericati Palace

Inside view of the Chiericati Palace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 22, 2023

4. Inside view of the Chiericati Palace

Artwork inside the Chiericati Palace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 22, 2023

5. Artwork inside the Chiericati Palace

The front view of the Chiericati Palace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 22, 2023

6. The front view of the Chiericati Palace

Museo Civico (già Palazzo Chiericati) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by L. Chiovato - Vicenza, circa 1905

7. Museo Civico (già Palazzo Chiericati)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 23, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 7. submitted on June 25, 2023.

Palazzo Chiericati⎯⎯⎯The Chiericati Palace

Vicenza Palladiana

Palazzo Chiericati
⎯⎯⎯
The Chiericati Palace