The settlement in 1535 of the new viceroy of Sicily, Ferrante Gonzaga, was a significant event for the revitalization of the culture of the island and more in particular for the circulation of architectural models and linguistic codes of the Renaissance. Palermo, capital of Sicily, was soon obliged to respond to the changed demands of court life, now more than before regulated by sophisticated ceremonials and marked by spectacular feasts. So public buildings and urban spaces were deeply renovated to become the solemn scene for the self-representation of the power of the viceroy and, indirectly, of the Spanish Crown. A new mansion and a new palace were built, both intended as residences for Ferrante Gonzaga: the so called villa Gonzaga and the building with the apartments of the viceroyal couple as well as of the most influential courtiers within the castle of Castellammare, according to the project of the tuscan court painter and architect Domenico Giunti.

L'insediarsi nel 1535 del nuovo viceré di Sicilia Ferrante Gonzaga fu un momento decisivo nel processo di rivitalizzazione culturale dell'isola e per la circolazione di nuovi modelli architettonici e di codici linguistici rinascimentali. Palermo, in quanto capitale della Sicilia, fu presto costretto ad adeguarsi alle mutate richiesta di una vita di corte, adesso più che mai contrassegnata da sofisticati cerimoniali e scandita da spettacolari occasioni festive. In questo modo edific pubblici e spazi urbani furono profondamente rinnovati per divenire la scena solenne per l'autorappresentazione del potere viceregio e, indirettamente, della Corona spagnola.Vennero costruiti una nuova villa e un nuovo palazzo, entrambi pensati come residenze della coppia vicereale e dei più influenti dei membri della corte all'interno della fortezza del Castellammare, secondo i progetti elaborati dall'architetto e pittore toscano Domenico Giunti.

Vesco, M. (2013). Ecos de Renacimiento en la Sicilia del siglo XVI: arquitecturas para la vida de corte en la edad de Ferrante Gonzaga (1535 – 1546). In V. Mínguez (a cura di), Las artes y la arquitectura del poder (pp. 921-938). Castellon : Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I.

Ecos de Renacimiento en la Sicilia del siglo XVI: arquitecturas para la vida de corte en la edad de Ferrante Gonzaga (1535 – 1546)

VESCO, Maurizio
2013-01-01

Abstract

The settlement in 1535 of the new viceroy of Sicily, Ferrante Gonzaga, was a significant event for the revitalization of the culture of the island and more in particular for the circulation of architectural models and linguistic codes of the Renaissance. Palermo, capital of Sicily, was soon obliged to respond to the changed demands of court life, now more than before regulated by sophisticated ceremonials and marked by spectacular feasts. So public buildings and urban spaces were deeply renovated to become the solemn scene for the self-representation of the power of the viceroy and, indirectly, of the Spanish Crown. A new mansion and a new palace were built, both intended as residences for Ferrante Gonzaga: the so called villa Gonzaga and the building with the apartments of the viceroyal couple as well as of the most influential courtiers within the castle of Castellammare, according to the project of the tuscan court painter and architect Domenico Giunti.
2013
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Vesco, M. (2013). Ecos de Renacimiento en la Sicilia del siglo XVI: arquitecturas para la vida de corte en la edad de Ferrante Gonzaga (1535 – 1546). In V. Mínguez (a cura di), Las artes y la arquitectura del poder (pp. 921-938). Castellon : Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I.
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