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Collegio di Spagna |
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The compound was founded by Cardinal Egidio Albornoz in 1365 to house the Spanish students attending the town's renowned University. The project is attributed to Matteo Giovannelli da Gubbio, called Gattapone, already the author of Spoleto stronghold; its main feature is the overlapping presence of elements pertaining to a convent-like structure and a fortified layout. Protected by high walls, the evocative building can be placed - from a stylistic perspective - in the transition phase between Gothic and the Renaissance.
In the early 20th century A. Rubbiani proceeded with a restoration mainly touching the corner and the front opening onto via Belfiore with 15th-century decorations. Precisely in the corner wall named Cervantes' House, the coats-of-arms of the Spanish crown and the founder may be seen beneath a painting by G. B. Cremonini. The sandstone gateway sculpted by Formigine (1525) leads to a charming 16th-century cloister with double open gallery: on the ground floor frescoes attributed to Annibale Carracci have been found, while in the upper open gallery with Gothic vaults there are painted decorations, notably a Virgin scattering flowers by Biagio Pupini after Raphael's style.
The cloister is dominated by the façade of S. Clemente church, crowned by a dome belfry. A polyptyc with the Madonna and Child and Saints by Marco Zoppo is placed over the altar; also the 14th-century frescoes by the school of Vitale da Bologna and Andrea di Bartolo are noteworthy. |
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| ADMISSION: | only on request |
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| NAME | Collegio di Spagna |
| ADDRESS | via Collegio di Spagna, 4 - 40123 Bologna |
| PHONE | 051 330408 |
| WEB SITE | http://www.bolonios.it/ |
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| HOW TO GET THERE: | by bus | n. 20, 38, 39, E |
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by Redazione Turistica IAT. Last modification:
 19 January 2009 | |
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