Banco di Santo Spirito
Sangallo, Antonio da, the younger
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Date
1523-1524Description
General view, from north; Part of the operations of the Ospedale di Spirito in Sassia, the foundling hospice founded by Innocent III in 1200. In 1605 Paul V founded La Banca di Santo Spirito (the bank) to face the economical part of hospice management in better way. "The facade is more a visual than an architectural statement, since it exists independently of the buildings behind it." Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 3/8/2008)
Type of Work
bank (building)Subject
architectural exteriors, business, commerce and trade, Renaissance
Rights
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