Peter Götz Pallmann (Berlin, 1908 – 1966)
Santa Trinita Bridge in Florence
Oil on canvas applied to board, 35 x 40 cm; with frame 62 x 66 cm
Signed P. Götz Pallmann lower right
The fascinating painting in question is signed by the German artist Peter Pallmann, born in Berlin in 1908. It depicts a view of Florence with the Santa Trinita bridge.
The bridge, which connects Piazza Santa Trinita to Piazza de' Frescobaldi, was built in 1252, taking its name from the nearby church of Santa Trinita. After various collapses and rebuilds, the shape of the current structure was defined in 1557. The design, commissioned by Cosimo I, was entrusted to Bartolomeo Ammannati, based on a design by Michelangelo, who suggested the modern line of the three arches. This curved line is an innovation that anticipates the fashion of the Baroque. The construction, which took place between 1567 and 1571, ended with four allegorical statues, depicting the seasons, adorning the corners, placed in 1608; they are the work of Pietro Francavilla (Spring), Taddeo Landini (Winter) and Giovanni Caccini (Summer and Autumn).
Destroyed by the retreating Germans in 1944, it was rebuilt on the initiative of the Florentine antique dealer Luigi Bellini. In 1952, the architect Riccardo Gizdulich was called in to direct the reconstruction work, together with the engineer Emilio Brizzi. The four statues were recovered from the Arno. From the bridge, as in this lively view, one can see the dome of the church of San Frediano in Cestello. The painter enlivens the scene with a quick coming and going of people, a carriage and a dog, giving vitality and freshness to the view, from which one can breathe in a moment of Florence's past.
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