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Museo Nacional del Bargello

Name: Museo Nacional del Bargello
Address: 4 Via del Proconsolo, Firenze, Toscana, IT

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Lorenzo

April 23, 2022

Construction began in 1255. The palace was built to house first the Capitano del Popolo and later, in 1261, the 'podestà', the highest magistrate of the Florence City Council. This Palazzo del Podestà, as it was originally called, is the oldest public building in Florence. This austere crenellated building served as model for the construction of the Palazzo Vecchio. In 1574, the Medici dispensed with the function of the Podestà and housed the bargello, the police chief of Florence, in this building, hence its name. It was employed as a prison; executions took place in the Bargello's yard until they were abolished by Grand Duke Peter Leopold in 1786, but it remained the headquarters of the Florentine police until 1859. When Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Peter Leopold was exiled, the makeshift Governor of Tuscany decided that the Bargello should no longer be a jail, and it then became a national museum. The original two-storey structure was built alongside the Volognana Tower in 1256. The third storey, which can be identified by the smaller blocks used to construct it, was added after the fire of 1323. The building is designed around an open courtyard with an external staircase leading to the second floor. An open well is found in the centre of the courtyard. The Bargello opened as a national museum (Museo Nazionale del Bargello) in 1865, displaying the largest Italian collection of gothic and Renaissance sculptures (14–17th century).

Giovanna

June 17, 2019

The Bargello, also known as the Palazzo del Bargello, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, or Palazzo del Popolo (Palace of the People), is a former barracks and prison, now an art museum, in Florence, Italy. The word bargello appears to come from the late Latin bargillus (from Gothic bargi and German burg), meaning "castle" or "fortified tower". During the Italian Middle Ages it was the name given to a military captain in charge of keeping peace and justice (hence "Captain of justice") during riots and uproars. In Florence he was usually hired from a foreign city to prevent any appearance of favoritism on the part of the Captain. The position could be compared with that of a current Chief of police. The name Bargello was extended to the building which was the office of the captain.

Pietro

April 17, 2019

The National Museum at the Bargello is without a doubt one of the most important and known museums in Florence. Within, the museum exhibits a large collection of sculpture, including the famous bronze David by Donatello. For art lovers, the Bargello is synonymous of sculpture as the Uffizi is for paintings. At the Bargello, you can also admire Donatello‘s marble statue David and Saint George, as well as works by Luca della Robbia, Verrocchio and Benvenuto Cellini. In the room dedicated to Michelangelo one that catches everyone’s interest is Bacchus (above center), among Michelangelo’s first sculptures and one of his very rare profane works, as well as the Tondo Pitti and the Portrait of Brutus.