Casina Pio IV
41°54′15″N 012°27′09″E / 41.90417°N 12.45250°E
The Casina Pio IV (or Villa Pia) is a
Casina del Boschetto', as it was originally called, from an unknown architect; the first mention of the single-storey building can be found on 30 April 1558, and a notice of the following 6 May, says that the Pope spent "two thirds of his time at the Belvedere
, where he has begun to build a fountain in the woods".
Upon Paul IV's death on 18 August 1559,
ancient Roman sculptures, enliven the exterior (illustration).[1] A team of at least six major painters, including Federico Barocci, Federico Zuccari, and Santi di Tito and their assistants, frescoed the interiors.[2]
The Casina's rich and at times obscure iconographic programme, of the efficacy of baptism, the primacy of the papacy and the welcomed punitive powers of the Church,Marcantonio da Mula.
Pope Pius XI, the founder of the current Pontifical Academy of Sciences, made the Casina the Academy's current headquarters in 1936.
See also
- Index of Vatican City-related articles
Citations
General references
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- Losito, Maria (2010). The Casina Pio IV in the Vatican. Translated by Gabriella Clare Marino. Vatican City: Pontificia Academia Scientiarum. OCLC 955239788.
- Smith, Graham (1977). The Casino of Pius IV. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. OCLC 983924623.
- Partridge, Loren W. (June 1978). "Review: [Untitled]". The Art Bulletin. 60 (2): 369–372. JSTOR 3049799. An extended critical review, analyzing the iconographic program in detail.)
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- Partridge, Loren W. (June 1978). "Review: [Untitled]". The Art Bulletin. 60 (2): 369–372.
External links
- Media related to Casino di Pio IV at Wikimedia Commons