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at its centre rather than an arch to the courtyard. The facades are not so symmetrical as they appear and the spans between the columns are irregular. The centers of the North and South facades are pierced by two-storey arches without portico or pediment, simply a covered way leading to the interior
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Once the shell of the building was completed, for ten years a team of plasterers, carvers, and fresco painters laboured until barely a surface in any of the loggias or salons remained undecorated. Under Romano's direction, local decorative painters such as
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in history that the invaders had brought with them. The Palazzo was looted from top to bottom and remained an empty shell with nymphs, gods, goddesses, and giants adorning the walls of the empty, echoing rooms.
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courtyard. A formal garden complemented the house, enclosed by colonnaded outbuildings ending in a semicircular colonnade known as the
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is the ground floor, with a secondary floor above. The East façade differs from the other three by having
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The palace is mostly referred to by English-speaking writers, especially art historians, as
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family, saw many of the most illustrious figures of their era entertained, such as the
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The frescoes are the most remarkable feature of the Palazzo. The subjects range from
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One of the most evocative parts of the lost era of the palazzo is the
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Portrait of Doña Isabel de Requesens y Enríquez de Cardona-Anglesola
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architecture. The four exterior façades have flat pilasters against
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mercenaries. The remaining populace fell victim to one of the worst
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The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
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wreaking havoc, fury, and ruin around the walls of the
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just outside Mantua's city walls, as early as in 1502.
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