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Palazzo Corsini al Parione

8/6/2019

 
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Palazzo Corsini al Parione, Florence
Palazzo Corsini al Parione

The Palazzo Corsini al Parione is a rare example of the flowering of Roman Baroque on Renaissance soil. The palazzo was begun in 1656 and is the work of several architects: Alfonso Parigi the Younger, Ferdinando Tacca, Pier Francesco Silvani and Antonio Maria Ferri.

Construction was completed around 1737, by which time the Corsini had added a pope to the family in the shape of Clement XII (r. 1730-40). The main entrance to the palazzo, which is still partly occupied by members of the Corsini family, lies on Via del Parione.
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The Palazzo Corsini houses the greatest private art collection in Florence.

Grand staircase, Palazzo Corsini, Florence
Grand staircase
Throne room, Palazzo Corsini, Florence
Throne room

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