architecture

Carovana Palace

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Palazzo della Carovana [Italian]
Palazzo dei Cavalieri [Italian]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Knight's Palace
built
1562-1564
culture
Italian, Florentine
style/period
Renaissance
work type
palace, university
architect
Giorgio Vasari
artist
Tommaso di Battista del Verrocchio, Alessandro Forzori

Geography

Europe » Southern Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Province of Pisa » Pisa » Santa Maria
local language location name
Pisa, Italia [Italian]
historical affiliations
1564-1797
Imperial Italy
1564-1567
Duchy of Florence
1569-1801
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1801-1807
Kingdom of Etruria
1807-1815
French Empire
1815-1859
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
1859-1860
United Provinces of Central Italy
Carovana Palace, coat of arms of the Order of the Knights of Saint Stephen and Statue of Cosimo I
Carovana Palace, coat of arms of the Order of the Knights of Saint Stephen and Statue of Cosimo I Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Knight's Square (Piazza dei Cavalieri)
Knight's Square with Carovana Palace and Church of Saint Stephen of the Knights Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Carovana Palace
Carovana Palace Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Carovana Palace, facade detail with sgraffiti and bust of Cosimo II
Carovana Palace, facade detail with sgraffiti and bust of Cosimo II Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Carovana Palace, facade detail with bust of Ferdinando II
Carovana Palace, facade detail with bust of Ferdinando II Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Carovana Palace, facade detail with bust of Ferdinando I
Carovana Palace, facade detail with bust of Ferdinando I Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Carovana Palace, facade detail with sgraffiti and bust of Cosimo I
Carovana Palace, facade detail with sgraffiti and bust of Cosimo I Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Carovana Palace, facade detail with bust of Francesco I
Carovana Palace, facade detail with bust of Francesco I Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Carovana Palace, facade detail with bust of Cosimo I
Carovana Palace, facade detail with bust of Cosimo I Pisa, Tuscany, Italy