| Palazzo Mattei di Giove | |
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 The courtyard of the Palazzo Mattei di Giove. | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Rome,Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°53′39″N12°28′42″E / 41.89403°N 12.47822°E /41.89403; 12.47822 |
ThePalazzo Mattei di Giove is the most prominent among a group ofMattei houses that forms theinsula Mattei inRome,Italy, a block of buildings of many epochs.[1]
To distinguish this section from the others it carries the name of a Matteifief,Giove. The Mattei owned a number of otherpalazzi that carried the family name includingPalazzo Mattei di Trastevere across the Tiber as well as properties in Umbria, thePalazzo Mattei Paganica.[2]
Carlo Maderno designed the palace whose construction started in 1598 and would last until 1618,[3] forAsdrubale Mattei,Marquis di Giove and father ofGirolamo Mattei andLuigi Mattei. He was also the brother ofCiriaco Mattei and CardinalGirolamo Mattei. It was Maderno who was responsible for the extravagantly enriched cornice on the otherwise rather plain stuccoed public façade, the piano nobileloggia in the courtyard and the rooftop loggia oraltana.[4]
For the interior of the palazzo,Pietro da Cortona was commissioned to execute the pair of compositions on the ceiling of the gallery, dating before 1626. In the early 19th century, a group of paintings from the collection at the palazzo was purchased byWilliam Hamilton Nisbet and removed to Scotland.
Like others of the Mattei family, Asdrubale Mattei was an enthusiastic patron of the arts.Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (better known simply asCaravaggio) is recorded as living at the palazzo in 1601.
In the 20th century, the facility was converted to a cultural heritage center and hosts a number of organizations such as theCenter for American Studies.
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| Preceded by Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne | Landmarks of Rome Palazzo Mattei | Succeeded by Quirinal Palace |
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