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Giorgio Vasari’s Sala dei Cento Giorni: A Farnese Celebration

Giorgio Vasari’s Sala dei Cento Giorni: A Farnese Celebration liana dE Girolami chEnEy The Palazzo della Cancelleria, or Chancery Palace, was built by Bregno da Montecavallo in 1483 on the ravine of the theater of Pompey for Sixtus IV's nephew, Cardinal Riario. Later, in 1535, the palace became the new residence of the Farnese family. At the suggestion of Paolo Giovio1 and Bindo Altovito, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1520­1589) in March of 1546 commissioned Giorgio Vasari (Fig. 1) and his assistants to paint the great hall al fresco.2 The purpose of the commission was to celebrate the life of Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese, 1468­1549), the cardinal's uncle, whom he greatly admired and after whom he was named. Two years earlier, Perino del Vaga had executed a commission honor- Figure 1. Giorgio Vasari, Self Portrait. Woodcut, 1568, from Giorgio Vasari's, Le vite dei più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architettori. 2nd ed. Florence, 1568. (Photo: author) EIRC 40.1&2 (2014): 96­124 liana dE Girolami chEnEy ing Pope Paul III as the new Alexander the Great in the Sala Paolina.3 Later on, other commissions memorializing the Pontiff's accomplishments were executed by Francesco Salviati in the Sala dei Fasti Farnesiani (1552­58) (I. Cheney 791­ 820), and in numerous decorative cycles by Taddeo http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Explorations in Renaissance Culture Brill

Giorgio Vasari’s Sala dei Cento Giorni: A Farnese Celebration

Explorations in Renaissance Culture , Volume 40 (1-2): 96 – Apr 20, 2014

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© Copyright 2014 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0098-2474
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2352-6963
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10.1163/23526963-90000465
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liana dE Girolami chEnEy The Palazzo della Cancelleria, or Chancery Palace, was built by Bregno da Montecavallo in 1483 on the ravine of the theater of Pompey for Sixtus IV's nephew, Cardinal Riario. Later, in 1535, the palace became the new residence of the Farnese family. At the suggestion of Paolo Giovio1 and Bindo Altovito, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1520­1589) in March of 1546 commissioned Giorgio Vasari (Fig. 1) and his assistants to paint the great hall al fresco.2 The purpose of the commission was to celebrate the life of Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese, 1468­1549), the cardinal's uncle, whom he greatly admired and after whom he was named. Two years earlier, Perino del Vaga had executed a commission honor- Figure 1. Giorgio Vasari, Self Portrait. Woodcut, 1568, from Giorgio Vasari's, Le vite dei più eccellenti pittori, scultori et architettori. 2nd ed. Florence, 1568. (Photo: author) EIRC 40.1&2 (2014): 96­124 liana dE Girolami chEnEy ing Pope Paul III as the new Alexander the Great in the Sala Paolina.3 Later on, other commissions memorializing the Pontiff's accomplishments were executed by Francesco Salviati in the Sala dei Fasti Farnesiani (1552­58) (I. Cheney 791­ 820), and in numerous decorative cycles by Taddeo

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Published: Apr 20, 2014

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