Neoclassical architecture in Tuscany established itself between the second half of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century within a historical-political framework substanti
Pasquale Poccianti, Cisternone, Livorno
Agostino Fantastici, Montalcino Cathedral, interior
Jean-Nicolas Jadot, Triumphal Arch, Florence
Carl Marcus Tuscher, project for the facade of the basilica of San Lorenzo, in Florence
Villa del Poggio Imperiale
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Villa del Poggio Imperiale is a predominantly neoclassical former grand ducal villa in Arcetri, just to the south of Florence in Tuscany, central Italy. Beginning as a villa of the Baroncelli of Flore
Neoclassical architecture in Tuscany
…would have represented the most interesting stylistic achievement of Tuscan architecture of the period. Between 1766 and 1783 Paoletti worked on the villa of Poggio Imperiale, in Florence, enlarging the previous Medici building with the formation of two side courtyards characterized by a measured neoclassical language; he…
Villa del Poggio Imperiale, front entrance
Villa del Poggio Imperiale in the early 18th century
A corner of the main courtyard. The 18th century Baroque segmented pediments above the windows survived the 19th century rebuilding.
The interior of the glazed arcade which surrounds the principal courtyard