Medici+Riccardi+Palace

__Medici Riccardi Palace__

**__ History __** Towards 1444 Cosimo the Eldest, the patriarch of the Medici family, commissioned to Michelozzo a palace to be built in via Larga, close to the church of San Lorenzo: first Renaissance building erected in Florence. By 1460 the palace was complete (it was also the residence of Lorenzo the Magnificent), although in 1517 the original building was altered by closing the loggia and adding the two "kneeling" windows according to Michelangelo's project. The most important section of the palace is still today the Chapel frescoed in 1459 by Benozzo Gozzoli representing the Procession of the Magi. The frescoes explicitly referred to the train of the Concilium that met in Florence in 1439. As a matter of fact many of the personalities portrayed are wealthy protagonists of the time and members of the Medici family.

**__ Characteristics __** Characterized by  **__ People and Places __** Cosimo the eldest, the Patriarch of Medici family. It is a Palace built in via Larga. Close to church of San Lorenzo. Brunelleschi and Michelangelo worked on it. When Cosomo moved to Vecchio. The Medici continued by minor members until Fernando II sold it to the Ricardi Marqueses. They made lots of changes ruled by Lucca Giordano that is one of the most significant examples of Renaissance architecture in Florence. **__ Renovations and changes __** In 1512 it was altered by the closing of the loggia and adding the two kneeling windows accord into Michelangelo’s project. The Riccardi did the most alterations like:
 * Clearly delineated and rusticated floors
 * A huge cornice crowning the roofline,
 * The palace stands out for the arched windows arranged along its front
 * The partially closed loggia on the corner of the building.
 * Two asymmetrical doors lead to the typical fifteenth century courtyard,
 * Decorated with graffiti, originally opened on to a typically Renaissance garden.

1. The layout was enlarged, frescoes, new entrance, staircase, baroque decorations added to the courtyard added new marbles of the old collection of the Ricardi. Benozzo Gozzoli made the chapel frescoed in 1459.

= __Floor plan__ =

= =  1. CourtYard  2. Apartment of the Marquise Capponi  3. Court of the mules  4. Garden  5. Showrooms  7. Chapel of the Magi  8. Mainstears  9. Hall Sonnino <span style="color: #990000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: x-small;"> 10. <span class="style14" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">Madonna of Filippo Lippi <span style="color: #990000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: x-small;"> 11. <span class="style14" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">Luca Giordano Gallery <span style="color: #990000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: x-small;"> 12. <span class="style14" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">Ricciardiana Library <span style="color: #990000; display: block; font-family: 'times new roman',times,serif; font-size: x-small;">. = = = __llustrations__ =











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= __Group members__ =

Roberto Rodriguez Jose Soto Braulio Salazar