Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Baroque palace in Florence, Italy
Palazzo dei Cartelloni is a baroque building in Florence covered with large Latin inscriptions across its main facade. Its classical design includes interior rooms featuring 19th-century coffered ceilings and frescoes showing romantic landscapes, along with a formal garden and a double staircase.
A mathematician commissioned this palazzo in 1693 and dedicated the facade inscriptions to his celebrated mentor and his scientific discoveries. The building documents a time when Italian scholars and their patrons celebrated knowledge and discovery openly through architecture.
The Latin inscriptions covering the facade express deep respect for scientific achievement and reveal how this house celebrated intellectual progress in its era. The interior rooms echo a time when patronage of both science and the arts went hand in hand.
The building sits on Via Sant'Antonino 11 and is currently home to an international art college. Visiting is possible by reaching out beforehand to arrange access to the space and its rooms.
The entrance bust was created by a celebrated sculptor of the 18th century and replicates an earlier version from 1610. This keeps two interpretations of the same head from different eras standing side by side in the same location.
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