La distribuzione del Palazzo del Quirinale nel XVII secolo

The layout of the Quirinale Palace in the seventeenth century The historical residence of the Popes was built as a villa by Gregorio XIII and then transformed and enlarged by Sisto V, Gregorio XIV and Paolo V in the years 1590-1620. The building became in succession the seat of the French government, the royal palace of the Kings of Italy, and more recently the residence of the President of the Republic. Its layout and interior decoration were consequently modified several times, according to each resident's needs and tastes. The article reconstructs the aspects of the palace in the original splendid period, the second half of the seventeenth century, with the aid of contemporary sources and drawings by architects who took part in the project such as Giovanni Fontana, Ottaviano Mascarino, CarloMaderno, producing an hypothetical yet plausible rendering of the ground floor and first floor plans. Further detailed descriptions from contemporary documents are published in the Appendix.