It was
originally the Convent of the Augustinians, next to the Church of St. Augustine, built
at the end of 1400s for Cardinal Guillaume d'Estouteville
It was enlarged in 1620 by Felice
Antonio Casoni (1559/1634) along Via della Scrofa, in 1652 by Domenico Castelli (1582/1657) along Via S. Agostino
and in 1673 by G.B. Contini (1641/1723) along
Via dei Pianellari
In the
years 1746/51 it was restructured by Luigi Vanvitelli
(1700/73) who, being engaged in the construction of the humongous Palace of
Caserta, was helped by his assistant Antonio Rinaldi
(1710/94) who continued the work until 1952 when he went to S. Petersburg in
Russia to design the immense Marble Palace
The
restructuring continued in the years 1752/71, directed by Carlo Murena (1713/64) another assistant of Vanvitelli
“Despite the large size the result is very light and the building, with simple elegance and without excessive monumentality fits discreetly and harmoniously into the surrounding urban context” (Valeria Annecchino)
“Despite the large size the result is very light and the building, with simple elegance and without excessive monumentality fits discreetly and harmoniously into the surrounding urban context” (Valeria Annecchino)
COURTYARD
Elliptical
fountain also by Luigi Vanvitelli
Scenic
ATRIUM at No. 82 of Via della Scrofa maybe by Filippo
Juvarra (1678/1736)
LANDING
“Marble statue
of Benedict XIV Lambertini (1740/58)” 1750 by G.B.
Maini (1690/1752)
VANVITELLI
ROOM
Used for
the meetings of the State Attorney General
“His
paintings are pervaded by the absence of an obvious and repetitive structure,
giving importance to a powerful action on the stage represented varied and
multifaceted, causing the viewer to look joyfully for 'discovery' and
'surprise'. The Curious and the Interesting are the principles that distinguish
his paintings from the redundant characteristic of much art of the ephemeral
eighteenth century” (Claudio Strinati)
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