Castelvecchio, Verona: looking towards the equestrian statue of Cangrande I della Scala (1291-1329)
Architect/Designer | Scarpa, Carlo (1906-1978) |
Artist/Photographer | Orsenigo, Fulvio |
Country | Italy |
City | Verona |
Subject Date | 1964 |
Image Date | 2010 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | Digital image |
Library Reference | Orsenigo 005_CS_Castelvecchio_R03F11 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Fulvio Orsenigo / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Statues ; Museums |
NOTES: This fortress on the banks of the Adige was built by the Scaligers in 1354-1355 and the main tower was completed in 1375. The interior was converted into the Civico Museo d'Arte in 1964 by Carlo Scarpa. Cangrande I della Scala was an Italian nobleman whose family ruled Verona from 1308-1387.
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