Palazzo dei Conservatori (modifications), Rome

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Palazzo dei Conservatori (modifications), Rome refers to the significant late-16th-century alterations to the historic Capitoline Hill palace overseen by architect Giacomo della Porta, which helped shape its current Renaissance-Baroque appearance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural modification campaign
building renovation
aimedAt creating unified Capitoline architectural front
harmonizing palace with Piazza del Campidoglio
appliesTo Palazzo dei Conservatori
architect Giacomo della Porta
architecturalElementAdded accentuated central bay on façade
giant order pilasters on façade
more regular window rhythm
architecturalElementModified portal of Palazzo dei Conservatori
roofline articulation
stringcourses and cornices
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Renaissance architecture
associatedWith Palazzo Nuovo
Palazzo Senatorio
Piazza del Campidoglio
basedOnDesignBy Michelangelo
surface form: Michelangelo Buonarroti
commissionedBy Roman civic authorities
continent Europe
country Italy
hasLanguageOfWorkOrName Italian
heritageStatusContext part of Capitoline Museums complex
historicalContext papal urban renewal on Capitoline Hill
post-Tridentine Rome
implements Michelangelo’s Capitoline façade scheme (with adjustments)
alignment of palace with Capitoline square
more monumental architectural order on the façade
regularization of palace elevations
influencedBy High Renaissance architectural vocabulary
early Baroque tendencies in Rome
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lazio
location Capitoline Hill
Rome
modifies courtyard of Palazzo dei Conservatori
façade of Palazzo dei Conservatori
interior spatial organization of Palazzo dei Conservatori
partOf Capitoline Hill urban ensemble
surface form: Capitoline Hill ensemble

Capitoline Hill urban redesign
replaces earlier medieval palace fabric in parts
resultedIn Renaissance-Baroque appearance of Palazzo dei Conservatori
more coherent Capitoline Hill composition
significantFor implementation of Michelangelo’s Capitoline project
shaping current appearance of Palazzo dei Conservatori
transition from medieval to Renaissance-Baroque palace form
startTime late 16th century
timePeriod Baroque
Renaissance

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Giacomo della Porta notableWork Palazzo dei Conservatori (modifications), Rome