Oval Cabinet in the Royal Apartments – Palazzo Pitti (1763-1765)

Artist/Designer: Pietro da Cortona, Bartolomeo Ammannati, Alfonso Parigi, Giulio Parigi

Project Location: Florence, Italy

Figure 1: Perspective View ( Source | Accessed : February 23, 2022 | Photographer: Uffizi Museum )

Figure 2: Opposite Wall View ( Source | Accessed : February 23, 2022 | Photographer: Uffizi Museum )

Figure 3: Plan Oval Room ( Source | Accessed : March 25, 2022 | Photographer: Plan Oval Room )

Figure 4: Exterior View ( Source | Accessed : February 23, 2022 | Photographer: Nathan Rupert )

Figure 5: Original Plan of Apartments ( Source | Accessed : February 23, 2022 | Photographer: "The Art of the Pitti Palace" )

Style/Period(s):
Rococo

Primary Material(s):
Stone

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Uffizi Museum Website

Significant Date(s):
18th Century, 1760-1769

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs. The Art of the Pitti Palace: With a Short History of the Building of the Palace, and Its Owners, and an Appreciation of Its Treasures. LC Page, 1910.

Avery, Charles. “Ammanati [Ammannati], Bartolomeo [Bartolommeo].” In Grove Art Online. Edited by Judith Rodenbeck. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Daniela Smalzi, "Giulio Parigi architetto di corte: la progettazione dell'ampliamento di palazzo e piazza Pitti"; Archtietti e costruttori del baroque in Toscana: opere, techniche, materiali/Bevilacqua, Maria (ed.); Roma, 2010, pp. 69-87.

Strunck, Christina. "Gender and power: layout and function of the Ducal lodgings in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence (1587-1636)." (2014): 207-228.

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Building Address: Piazza de' Pitti, 1, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Patron of the Building: Luca Pitti

Significant Dates: Built in 1458 and according to Giorgio Vasari the architect was Filippo Brunelleschi. Renovated in 1560 by Bartolomeo Ammannati, Alfonso Parigi the Elder, and Giulio Parigi.

Interior design: Giovanni da San Giovanni, Pietro da Cortona, il Volterrano, Antonio Domenico Gabbiani and Sebastiano Ricci.

Associated Projects: The Queens Bedroom- Pitti Palace

Tags: Royal Apartment

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