Los "Palazzi di Genova" de Rubens y la arquitectura de Alessi.

A re-evaluation of Peter Paul Rubens' Palazzi di Genova reveals its unique architectural significance, bridging the gap between art and architecture while highlighting the influence of Galeazzo Alessi's designs. The study identifies two distinct types of representations in the book—precise technical drawings without property labels and less detailed but labeled sketches—and argues that the preparatory drawings for the first edition contain traces of Alessi’s architectural ideas. This duality, combined with Rubens' role as a painter rather than an architect, makes Palazzi di Genova an anomalous yet pivotal work in the history of architectural treatises. The research synthesizes existing scholarship to propose new avenues for understanding the book's complexities and its place in 17th-century European architecture.

Pizzigoni, V. (2024). Los “Palazzi di Genova” de Rubens y la arquitectura de Alessi. TEMPORÁNEA. Revista de Historia de La Arquitectura, (5), 114–143. https://doi.org/10.12795/temporanea.2024.05.04