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A XVth Century Diamond Ashlar Façade: The Case Study of Palazzo Raimondi in Cremona
Abstract Between 1494 and 1496 Eliseo Raimondi, from a noble Cremonese family, designed and constructed the façade of his house, rebuilt on pre-existing buildings (some of which were demolished). Today, of the original configuration of the building, only the brick walls and the main façade are well preserved, in large part covered with a stone ashlar facing, magnificent simulacrum of a building once celebrated in the chronicles of the XIXth century. Examples of façades in rusticated diamond cut stones that pre-date the construction of Palazzo Raimondi are rare and well-known: Eliseo was influenced by the Venetian and Milanese constructive models used then as a reference for the façade of Palazzo Raimondi. The difficulties in the transport of Botticino marble and its consequent high cost led Eliseo to employ the stones only for the cladding of the façade, which is structured on solid brick masonry built with lime mortar, unlike the rest of the building where bed mortar mixed with earth is widely used. The masonry support was constructed in several steps: Eliseo was well aware of the problems, including those relating to the structural behaviour, that a stone facing would create on walls poorly resistant to shear. The paper will focus on the façade, built on an ashlar construction system, still well preserved nowadays.
A XVth Century Diamond Ashlar Façade: The Case Study of Palazzo Raimondi in Cremona
Abstract Between 1494 and 1496 Eliseo Raimondi, from a noble Cremonese family, designed and constructed the façade of his house, rebuilt on pre-existing buildings (some of which were demolished). Today, of the original configuration of the building, only the brick walls and the main façade are well preserved, in large part covered with a stone ashlar facing, magnificent simulacrum of a building once celebrated in the chronicles of the XIXth century. Examples of façades in rusticated diamond cut stones that pre-date the construction of Palazzo Raimondi are rare and well-known: Eliseo was influenced by the Venetian and Milanese constructive models used then as a reference for the façade of Palazzo Raimondi. The difficulties in the transport of Botticino marble and its consequent high cost led Eliseo to employ the stones only for the cladding of the façade, which is structured on solid brick masonry built with lime mortar, unlike the rest of the building where bed mortar mixed with earth is widely used. The masonry support was constructed in several steps: Eliseo was well aware of the problems, including those relating to the structural behaviour, that a stone facing would create on walls poorly resistant to shear. The paper will focus on the façade, built on an ashlar construction system, still well preserved nowadays.
A XVth Century Diamond Ashlar Façade: The Case Study of Palazzo Raimondi in Cremona
Landi, Angelo Giuseppe (Autor:in)
01.01.2019
9 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Testing mechanical behavior of earthen mortar masonry. Studies on Palazzo Raimondi in Cremona
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