Palazzo Della Stufa

History

The building was built by the Lotteringhi Della Stufa in the 14th century and was inhabited by the descendants of the same family for seven centuries, until 1946, when it became a condominium. The Della Stufa family, colonize in the 11th century as "Lotteringhi", changed their name during their ownership of the "Stufa di San Lorenzo", one of the ancient public baths of the city. Among them there were two blessed, Lotteringo Della Stufa, was one of the seven founders of the order of the Servants of Mary, and the friar Girolamo Della Stufa. The building was rebuilt in the 16th century, on houses owned by the family since the 13th century. The Della Stufa were supporters of the Medici.

The building has a six-column roof terrace-built ca. 1470. It appears on the Buonsignori Map of the city of Florence, produced as an etching in 1584. The building has three floors with a large shield with the family coat of arms in pietra serena sandstone (in silver, with two lions holding a Latin cross in red). The windows with ashlar stones on light plaster are typical in Florentine architecture.

In 1972, Marcello Jacorossi restored important elements of the building:

A grandiose building which, in the lower part, with regular drafts of raised stones, retains the original character. From the appeal frame up the facade is plastered and colored the windows have been reduced to a rectangular shape. Above, a majestic roof terrace or open loggia with columns supporting the large roof. traces of stones from the primitive construction, now modern in character. However, the entire building has its original structure under the plaster.

On the side of Via della Stufa is a 17th century plaster shrine of Madonna and child by Donatello. The collection of Piero Bargellini and Garneri restorations that were carried out in the early 1970s brought to light portions of the ancient factory. …