WING FACING
VIA DEI GIUBBONARI 1591 by Flaminio Ponzio
(1560/1613) for Maffeo Barberini who later became Pope Urban VIII (1623/44) who
wanted to enlarge and unite the houses bought in 1581 by his uncle, Monsignor
Francesco Barberini constituting the CASA GRANDE BARBERINI
Extension
1623/24 on Via dei Giubbonari by Carlo Maderno
(1556/1629) and his colleague Filippo Breccioli
(1574/after 1627)
FAÇADE ON
PIAZZA DEL MONTE, ATRIUM AND ROOF TERRACE 1638/44 and 1653/58 by Francesco Contini (1599/1669) for Taddeo Barberini
In 1734
Prince Francesco Barberini gave it to the Discalced Carmelites, who
transformed the atrium into the Cappella dei Ss. Giovanni Della Croce e
Teresa (Chapel of Sts. John of the Cross and Theresa)
In 1759 it
was sold to the Monte di Pietà (the central Roman pawnshop), it was
extended towards Via dei Pettinari and an arch was built to connect it with the
Palazzo
del Monte di Pietà
The new
atrium and the monumental staircase was designed by Nicola
Giansimoni (active since1766/died 1800)
In 1819
twelve granite columns of the chapel were removed and placed in the Braccio
Nuovo of the Vatican Museums
In 1870 it
became property of the municipality who restored it
It is now
the HIGH SCHOOL VITTORIA COLONNA and the ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TRENTO E TRIESTE
“What
was notable is that his palace quickly became as an Academy of the most
literate people who lived in Rome at the time. There were learned men enjoying
virtuous and noble conversations, and also he had his courting of skilled
people, not only in the most agreeable and most cultured letters, but in every
other discipline and science as well” (Andrea Nicoletti - Life of Pope Urban
VIII)
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