Palazzo

PRogeted by Giulio Romano, one of the most daring students of Raffaello, Palazzo in Mantua represents a radical detachment from the classical rules of the time, which emphasizes his only manistic vision. The architect transformed the internal courtyard of the palace into an aesthetic room space, with innovative and provocative techniques.

The facade is characterized by the use of the bundle, which varies in size and gives a feeling of irregularities, so that the classic order almost challenges. The columns, narrow together and inserted in niches, together with the gigantic and disproportionate keystone, consciously break traditional expectations. This architectural courage is also reflected in the use of Frisians and Trabations that almost seem to come from their structural homes.

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The internal court in particular plays a crucial role in defining the character of the palace. With columns placed on irregular distances and niches without frames or frames, Romano plays with the architectural conventions, creating a space that questions the Vitruvian ideals of symmetry and order. The use of stones of variable dimensions and their arrangement further accentuate the break with tradition, which underlines an almost theatrical treatment of the spaces. The facade seems, despite being part of a residential building, hanging on the wall with a precarious balance, only supported by decorative elements that challenge the classic rules.

Palazzo, with its daring reinterpretation of spaces and form, is an emblematic example of mannerism in the Italian Renaissance, which shows how Giulio Romano used architecture to explore new aesthetic and experimental ideas that the architects continue to influence to date.

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