Palazzo Caprini (House of Raphael), Rome
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Palazzo Caprini (House of Raphael) in Rome was a pioneering High Renaissance urban palace, celebrated for its influential rusticated ground floor and classical upper story façade that shaped later palazzo design.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Renaissance palace
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historic building → urban palace → |
| alsoKnownAs |
House of Raphael
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| architect |
Donato Bramante
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| architecturalFeature |
orders superimposed on upper story
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regular window rhythm on piano nobile → rustication → string course separating stories → |
| architecturalStyle |
High Renaissance
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Renaissance architecture → |
| country |
Italy
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| demolished |
19th century
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| depictedIn |
drawings by Renaissance architects
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engraving by Antoine Lafréry → |
| designer |
Donato Bramante
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| era |
High Renaissance
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| hasPart |
arcaded ground‑floor shop fronts
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classical upper story façade → piano nobile with paired pilasters → rusticated ground floor → |
| heritageStatus |
no longer extant
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| inception |
early 16th century
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| influenced |
16th‑century urban palace design in Europe
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Palazzo Branconio dell’Aquila → Palazzo Farnese → Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne → later Roman palazzo façades → |
| influencedBy |
Vitruvian architectural theory
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classical Roman architecture → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Regola rione
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| locatedNear |
Piazza Navona
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| location |
Italy
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Rome → |
| namedAfter |
Caprini family
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| notableResident |
Raphael
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| partOf |
historic center of Rome
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| periodOfUse |
Raphael’s lifetime in Rome
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| replacedBy |
Palazzo dei Convertendi
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| significantFor |
integration of commercial ground floor and noble upper floor
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model for later palazzo façades → pioneering High Renaissance urban palace type → |
| usedFor |
residence
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shops at ground level → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Donato Bramante
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Giacomo della Porta ("Palazzo Caprini (reconstruction work)") → |
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