Floor tiles from the Palazzo Petrucci, Siena
Title
Floor tiles from the Palazzo Petrucci, Siena
Date of Production
(only one dated) 1509
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.72
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Notes
The two tiles were part of the decorative scheme of one of the most splendid all'antica rooms of the Italian Renaissance, the camera bella of the Palazzo Petrucci (also known as the Palazzo del Magnifico) built for Pandolfo Petrucci (1452-1512), the ruler of Siena, in 1508. The room was fitted out on the occasion of the marriage of Pandolfo's son Borghese to Vittoria Piccolomini, who came from one of Siena's leading families. The tiles were probably made in Siena, to Pinturicchio's design (who may have been the designer of the whole Petrucci enterprise), in an as-yet-unidentified workshop.
Provenance
Palazzo Petrucci, Siena; acquired by Thomas Gambier Parry before 1863
Exhibition History
The Gambier-Parry Collection, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London
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