Piazza Pio II (Pienza, Italy) : Cathedral (completed in 1462), general view down the nave
- Creator:
- Rossellino, Bernardo, 1409-1464
- Published/Created:
- Pienza, Tuscany, Italy
1460-1464 - Date Depicted:
- ca. 1990's
500 AD - 1499 AD - Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- Rossellino's most important architectural project was the reconstruction (1460-1464) of Corsignano, the birthplace of Pope Pius II, which was renamed Pienza in 1461. Here the most important feature was a new town centre with a piazza bordered by the cathe
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Italy -- 15th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Renaissance
- Culture:
- Italian
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-RB-PP-F1
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
open spaces: squares (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- City planning; Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464; urban renewal construction buildings; dwellings; houses; town houses; palazzi; buildings; religious buildings; churches; cathedrals; open spaces; squares (open spaces); piazzas (squares) interior
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Base Collection
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10091595
- PID:
- digcoll:1827262