The Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio is a Medieval palace located on Via Castiglione number 8, in central Bologna , region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The merlonated brick Gothic -style building is now the civic Museum of the History of Bologna . It stands across the street from the Baroque -style Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande , now a civic art gallery.
12-460: The land for the palace was acquired in 1276 under the aristocrat Romeo Pepoli . In 1344, Taddeo Pepoli, son of Romeo, commissioned the building of the palace. The Pepoli family owned the palace until 1910. After the death of Agostino Siero Pepoli, the palace was ceded to the municipality. In 2004, the Fondazione Carisbo acquired the palace and led to the establishment of the present museum of
24-458: A leading role in the political scene of the city. The House of Pepoli reached its apogee in the first half of the 14th century. The family took power as Lords of Bologna during the chaotic struggles between Guelfs and Ghibellines in the city. In August, 1337, Taddeo Pepoli orchestrated an armed occupation of the city and gained support for his election as Lord of Bologna. While initially reluctant to acknowledge Pepoli, Pope Benedict XII sent
36-574: The bishop of Como , a Parravicini , to the city. The papal nuncio delivered the keys of the city to Taddeo , appointing him papal vicar for a three-year term. With this title Taddeo obtained the legitimacy to his office. These episodes are commemorated in two ovals frescoed in the 17th century by Canuti in the stairwell entrance of the Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande , across the street from the Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio. Their seat in
48-556: The History of Bologna (Museo della Storia di Bologna). Restoration occurred under architect Mario Bellini . 44°29′33″N 11°20′48″E / 44.4926°N 11.3467°E / 44.4926; 11.3467 This article about a palace in Italy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pepoli The Pepoli family was an Italian aristocratic banking family of Bologna , in northern Italy . They were lords of
60-714: The House of Savoy and others in Turin and the Piedmont. In Turin, he was active in the quadratura decoration of the Royal Palace , and in decorations for works staged at the Royal Theater . He collaborated during these years with Giovanni Battista Crosato . He contributed to the dome of the church of the Consolata in Turin. In Bologna, he was commissioned by Senator Segni to decorate the ceiling of
72-498: The city for thirteen years in the fourteenth century. A branch of the family moved to Trapani in Sicily and were granted several feudal lordships and baronies. The presence of the family in Bologna seems to have been documented since the last decade of the eleventh century. The testament of Romeo Pepoli's Zerra, written by Rolandino de 'Passaggeri on 8 October 1251, shows the presence of
84-465: The city was Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio , constructed by Taddeo Pepoli . The Pepoli maintained dynastic alliances through well-considered marriages: Obizzo III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara , married Jacopa Pepoli in 1317 and the condottiero Roberto Alidosi , papal vicar and lord of Imola , was given Giacoma Pepoli. The commune of Castiglione dei Pepoli in the Italian Province of Bologna still bears
96-450: The family in the area of via Castiglione at that time. From the beginning, the Pepoli had established a prominent banking house in Bologna and became among the richest families in Italy at that time. For this reason, the chessboard used to count the relationship between different coins was adopted as the family's coat of arms. After years of private financial activity, the family eventually took
108-475: The family's name. After the rule of Taddeo Pepoli (1337-1347), Bologna fell to the Visconti of Milan. While Cardinal Gil de Albornoz forcibly returned the city to the papal orbit in 1360, the Pepoli never regained their former civic power. The family remained prominent landowners. Guido Pepoli was ordained cardinal by Pope Sixtus V in 1589. The imposing Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande was commissioned in 1653 by
120-516: The late- Baroque period, active in Bologna and Turin, mainly in quadratura painting. He died on New Years Eve 1784 at the age of 81. He trained initially under Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena . He engraved some of the pages for the architectural treatises of Galli-Bibiena. He was a member of the Accademia Clementina and died in Bologna. His membership in the academy started in 1762 and he was principe in 1780. For nearly 22 years, he labored for
132-566: The newly minted Senator Odoardo Pepoli; the architects were Giovanni Battista Alberoni and Giuseppe Antonio Torri . Today it houses the Baroque works once in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna . A later member of the family, conte Carlo Pepoli , wrote Vincenzo Bellini 's libretto for I Puritani and provided the lyrics for Rossini 's song " La Danza ". To him Giacomo Leopardi dedicated one of his canti . Napoleone Gioacchino Pepoli
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#1732852500260144-495: Was a senator of the Kingdom of Italy , Mayor of Bologna , and Italian envoy to Russia. Moreover, he was also a grand-nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte through his mother, Princess Louisa Julie Caroline Murat the daughter of Prince Joachim Murat - Napoleon's brother-in-law . Giovanni Battista Alberoni Giovanni Battista Alberoni (March 31, 1703- December 31, 1784) was an Italian painter, scenic designer, and engraver of
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