Transcript mercato delle vettovaglie

MERCATO DELLE
VETTOVAGLIE
MARKET OF FOOD
CENTRAL MARKET IN LIVORNO
GENERALITY
• Market of food, also
known as Central or
covered Market, stands
on the Aurelio Saffi slips,
along the Royal Canal in
Livorno. It is one of the
most interesting
buildings in Livorno of
the second half of the
nineteenth century,
where there is also the
influence of Iron and
glass large architecture of
the nineteenth century.
HISTORY
In Italy, the post-unification
years were marked by a
campaign for the
reorganization of services that
also invested Livorno . Here,
after an initial conversion of
heritage buildings acquired by
the state, a more substantial
commitment came only in the
late nineteenth century, when
important public works were
built , among these, the most
impressive and certainly
proved to be challenging was
the Market of food, designed
by Angiolo Badaloni.
HISTORY
• The area chosen for the
construction was located in
the centre, along the Royal
Canal, the area once
occupied by the complex
Medici system of
fortifications and then by an
arena for shows during the
day. Works began in 1889
and ended quickly in 1894, at
the time, however, there
were criticisms related to the
large size and the cost
(about 4 million Lire) of the
work.
HISTORY
•
It should be noted that,
according to the accounts of
the painter Leghorn Filippelli,
around 1909, the famous
Amedeo Modigliani returning
from Paris, rented a large
room on the upper floors of
the building of the provisions
of the Market, corner of Via
Gherardo of the head, and
wears the stones began to
making sculpture, producing
a few heads. On his return to
France, it is said that these
works have been thrown into
the Royal Canal, ditch, in
1984, was the scene of the
famous discovery of some
fake heads, made by some
young Leghorn.
DESCRIPTION
•
The main facade, well 95 metres
wide, is characterized by two
rows of round-arched windows
that provide maximum light to
the building, while the entrance
is highlighted by four columns
supporting a marked
entablature. The front and rear
one present instead a
simplification of the decoration,
while proposing the theme of
large window openings. The
interior consists mainly of a
large hall and several smaller
pavilions at the rear, along the
way Buontalenti.
DESCRIPTION
• The main saloon,
embellished with some
caryatids made by Lorenzo
Gori, is covered by a small
skylight, restored after the
war as a result of damage
suffered during the bombing
of 1943: many metal trusses,
with floral drawings, mark
the roof at about 35 metres
height from the ground.