ThePalazzo Visconti frescoes are a series of eight frescoes byDonato Bramante, created in 1486-1487, now hanging in thePinacoteca di Brera, inMilan. They are the only surviving fragments of the decorative scheme in a room of the now-demolished Palazzo Visconti (later renamed the Palazzo Panigarola) on via Lanzone inMilan and were commissioned by its then-owner, privy counsellorGaspare Ambrogio Visconti [it]. The earliest mention of them is one in the 16th century written byGiovanni Paolo Lomazzo when the cycle in the room was still complete – he states that they showed the most famous soldiers of their time.
It consists of:
They are shown inside fake architectural niches, which help give them considerable perspectival strength. The figures' clear definition and the clear spatial network help give the figures a sculptural impression. This and their archaeologically researched costumes turn the figures into soldiers of ancient Rome.[1]
The works belong to a Renaissance tradition of cycles of famous people, such asAndrea del Castagno'sFamous Men and Women Cycle andFamous Men of the Past and Present in thestudiolo of Federico da Montefeltro.
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