Palazzo della Carovana

Palazzo della Carovana

Palazzo della Carovana (also Palazzo dei Cavalieri) is a palace in Knights' Square, Pisa, Italy.

It was built in 1562–1564 by Giorgio Vasari for the headquarters of the Knights of St. Stephen, as a renovation of the already existing "Palazzo degli Anziani" ("Palace of the Elder"). The name, meaning "Palace of the Convoy", derives from the three years period of the newbies of the Order, their training program called "la Carovana".

The façade is characterized by a complex scheme with sgraffitoes representing allegorical figures and zodiacal signs, designed by Vasari himself and sculpted by Tommaso d Battista del Verrocchio and Alessandro Forzori, coupled to busts and marble crests. The current paintings date however to the 19th-20th centuries.

Amongst the sculptures are the Medici Coat of Arms and that of the Knights, flanked by the allegories of Religion and Justice by Stoldo Lorenzi (1563). The upper gallery of busts of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany were added in the late 16th-early 18th centuries, sculpted by Ridolfo Sirigatti, Pietro Tacca and Giovan Battista Foggini.

The double-ramp staircase was remade in 1821. The rear area is a modern addition (1928–1930) for the Scuola Normale di Pisa. Some halls of the interior houses 16th century paintings.

External links

* [http://www.sns.it/en/scuola/luoghi/palazzodellacarovana/ Palazzo della Carovana]


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