Keeping this in consideration, who were the two Alessandro Farnese who commissioned and completed the Palazzo?
It was completed for the second Cardinal Alessandro Farnese by Giacomo della Porta's porticoed facade towards the Tiber which was finished in 1589. Following the death of Cardinal Odoardo Farnese in 1626, the palazzo stood virtually uninhabited for twenty years.
Also, who designed the Palazzo Farnese? Antonio da Sangallo the Younger Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola Giacomo della Porta Michelangelo Girolamo Rainaldi
Keeping this in consideration, why was the Palazzo Farnese built?
Palazzo Farnese. Palazzo Farnese, Roman palace that serves as an important example of High Renaissance architecture. In 1546, when Sangallo died, leaving the building of the palace unfinished, Michelangelo was appointed by Pope Paul III, who was a member of the Farnese family, to complete the work.
When was the Palazzo Farnese built?
1515
