ARCHITECT, Italian
(active 1480-1511 in Rome)

Detail of the façade

1485-1511
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Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome

The long travertine façade, probably completed by 1495, is an elegant and delicate combination of flat rustication with paired pilasters on the first and second storeys; it is framed with slight protruding end bays. The windows are based on an ancient Roman prototype. The design, which reflects the influence of Alberti's Palazzo Rucellai, Florence, has been interpreted as combining elements typical of Florence, Urbino, and Rome.

The photo shows detail of the façade.