Loggia e Odeo Cornaro a Padova
La Loggia e l' Odeo Cornaro sono quanto rimane di un più ampio complesso di edifici e giardini, tra le massime testimonianze del rinascimento padovano ed espressione degli interessi culturali del suo ideatore: Alvise Cornaro (Venezia, 1480/84 - Padova, 1566). Studioso di idraulica e imprenditore agricolo, il Cornaro fu teorico dell'architettura, promotore delle arti figurative e mecenate degli artisti chiamati a lavorare nella sua corte.
Loggia Lionello, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, Europe
The loggia of Lionello is one of the oldest and most important historical buildings in Udine, erected in Piazza Libertà it owes its name to the one who had it completed its construction: Nicolò Lionello. Characterized by a majestic structure and the elegance of its marbles, the Loggia gradually became a symbol of the city. The building appears to be composed of two floors and characterized by a covering with alternating bands of pink and white stones. The main façade has ten arches located in the lower part, while at the top there is a central balcony and two side windows, enriched with stone coats of arms that recall the city of Udine. The style of the building, on the whole, refers to the Venetian Gothic style. The upper part of the northern side has a refined pentafora characterized by a frame with denticles and round stones, depicting religious moments such as the Annunciation, and bas-reliefs of the evangelists. The main façade faces the castle hill, the left side faces a group of houses, the right one looks at Via Mercatovecchio, while the rear part forms the back wall of the Loggia. The latter joins the square through an elegant and wide staircase that occupies the two central arches. The origin of the lodge dates back to January 24, 1441, when in pleno consilio the construction of a new town hall was proposed, since all the renowned cities boasted the presence of spectacular palaces in which to carry out the Council of the city, while Udine did not have still of any building used for this function. It was, therefore, the noble deputy Nicolò Savorgnan to propose the construction of this new municipal building. To finance its implementation it was decided to use all the amount coming from the duty on bread and the Council's consent, on 24 January 1441, was almost unanimous. However, it was not until July of the following year that the materials were supplied. The Municipality was entrusted with the task of providing bricks, timber and all the remaining building materials necessary for construction, while the labor was left to the care of the masters of the land. The work plan was in fact modified many times over time, especially in the seventeenth century, when substantial extensions were carried out in the building under construction, which lasted until the nineteenth century, when the Loggia was tragically disfigured by a serious fire. In 1448, the year that marks the beginning of the works, four above the factory were named: Nicolò dei Bombeni, Raimondo della Torre, Giovanni Rainoldi and Nicolò Lionello. These personalities were decisive for the continuation of the works; however the judgments on the various modifications of the Loggia sometimes led to bitter conflicts: it was thus that in the middle of the same year Lionello proposed a new project for the construction of the building, signed by twenty-three Municipal Councilors. A new phase of work in the Loggia began at the end of the fifteenth century, more precisely on 20 March 1492, when the Council approved the acquisition and integration of the houses behind the Lodge as municipal properties. Shortly afterwards the Council decided to demolish these houses, defining this gesture as an act necessary for the enlargement and improvement of the Palace. It was probably the growth of the community's needs to determine the need for such extensions, in fact, the building that appeared at the end of the fifteenth century was very different from today's image.
PP5 International Museum of the theatre mask Amleto and Donato Sartori – Abano Terme Padua
Following a memory by Dario Fo’, an actor of the Comedy of Art will show in few minutes the theatre mask’s magic of Family Sartori.
PP5 Teatro sociale – Rovigo
Thanks to the debut’s memory of a young soprano and of a baritone, we go through the emotion of the theatre, the trepidation for the stage, one of the most important place for the international opera.