8-497: (Redirected from Piccolomini Palace ) Palazzo Piccolomini may refer to: Palazzo Piccolomini, Pienza Palazzo Piccolomini, Siena Palazzo Piccolomini-Clementini Palazzo Chigi all Postierla , sometimes called the Chigi-Piccolomini or Piccolomini-Adami Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
16-448: A thin column. Below the windows, as if to highlight the internal attics, a frame that runs along the corners and between some windows the family crests, in stone, with the apostolic insignia in gold and silver. On a clear day, you can see distant landscape of the Val d'Orcia and the hills of Monte Amiata . In recent times, the building has also been used as a film set for various scenes of
24-460: Is a palace in the center of Pienza , Italy , next to the Duomo . Palazzo Piccolimini is one of the earliest examples of Renaissance architecture and was built starting in 1459 to a design by Bernardo Rossellino and commissioned by Pope Pius II , born Enea Silvio Piccolomini, a native of the small village of Corsignano, which would later be renamed "Pienza" in his honor. The palace, also known as
32-421: Is at the center of the piazza. On the ground floor there is a main entrance to the building that overlooks the central courtyard. The courtyard is rectangular with a loggia to supported by stone columns. On the first and second floors there are two rows of windows of considerable size, equal distant from each other, with pilaster pilasters with Renaissance architecture. Each window is divided into two parts by
40-484: Is one of the earliest examples of Renaissance architecture . The building is now a museum, where you can visit the ancient hall of arms, Pius II's study, bedchambers, the art and sculpture collection he built. It has a square plan, developed on three floors, made of rustic light stone. It is one of the buildings in the trapezoidal piazza. On the west side is the Palazzo Piccolomini. The Duomo Cathedral
48-615: The Pontifical , was commissioned by Enea Piccolomini, or Pope Pius II , to Italian Renaissance sculpture Bernardo Rossellino , as part of the project for the reconstruction of Pienza as the ideal city . It was designed in the second half of the 15th century , after 1459. For its construction Rossellino was inspired by the Palazzo Rucellai in Florence , the work of his master Leon Battista Alberti . The residential palace
56-747: The films The Devil in Love with Vittorio Gassman , Pleasant Nights with Gassman and Ugo Tognazzi and for Romeo and Juliet by Zeffirelli . In the third season of Medici (TV Series) , many scenes were shot, not at the Medici Palace and courtyard in Florence, but the Piccolomini palace and square in Pienza. The palace overlooks the main square of the Tuscan town. The Piazza Pio II street
64-596: The title Palazzo Piccolomini . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palazzo_Piccolomini&oldid=1050456137 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Palazzo Piccolomini, Pienza Palazzo Piccolomini ("Piccolomini Palace" in English )
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