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Raphael’s Villa Madama: a document of 1519
01/2021 | 1414 | 163
Pages: 22-27
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Author:
Davies, Paul (Davies, Paul)
Subjects
artists:
Raphael / Sangallo, Antonio da, the younger, 1484-1546
buildings:
Villa Madama, Rome, Italy
dates:
1500-1519
patrons:
Leo X, Pope, 1475-1521 / Medici (1478–1534), Giuliano de
places:
Rome
subjects:
Italian architecture / Italian Renaissance architecture / Documents / Surveys / Dating / Architectural drawings / Gardens / Villas / Facades
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The unfinished circular courtyard of Villa Madama, Rome, by Raphael. Designed 1518. (Photograph © Raffaello Bencini; Bridgeman Images).
Attributed works:
2. Plan of Villa Madama, Rome, showing the reconstructed final scheme, including the gardens: A – Road leading to the Vatican; B – New land purchased in 1519; C – Facade towards Vatican; and D – Terrace in front of the stables. Drawn by the author, after D.R. Coffin: ‘The plans of Villa Madama’, Art Bulletin 49 (1967).
Attributed works:
3. Project for the south east part of the Villa Madama incorporating the newly purchased land, by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. 1519. Pen-and-ink over incised lines on paper, 56.3 by 43.2 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, GDSA 179A).
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4. Detail of a large project for the Villa Madama, Rome, showing the south-east corner of the villa and the area designated for the new gardens, by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. 1519. Pen-and-ink on paper, max. 60.1 by 125.8 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, GDSA 314A).
Attributed works:
5. Elevation and section of the Villa Madama, Rome, with survey details of the land designated for the garden, by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. 1519. Pen-and-ink over incised lines on paper, max. 38.5 by 59.4 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, GDSA 1518A).
Attributed works:
6. Project for a terraced garden at Villa Madama, Rome, by Raphael. 1519. Pen and ink over incised lines on paper, 53.1 by 39.5 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, GDSA 1356A).