Bo Palace: from the Hall of the Heroes to the degree Halls
Students who became Saints and blessed – The ancient and new buildings of the University – The symbols of the sciences
Wallpainting
Title: Students who became Saints and blessed – The ancient and new buildings of the University – The symbols of the sciences
Author: Pendini Fulvio, 1907/ 1975
Date: 1956
Description
The decoration of the Rector’s Gallery was commissioned to Pietro Fornasetti, who however did not complete it as he was drafted. The decoration was completed in 1956 by Fulvio Pendini, who realized the images of students become Saints and blessed on the central pillars, and the symbols of the sciences on the sides. In the lunettes above the windows he depicted some of the old and new University buildings: the astronomical Observatory at Asiago, the first buildings of the Universities of Arts and Law in Piazza del Santo, the Botanical Garden, the Collegio Pratense and the ancient Specola.
Materials and techniques: wallpainting/fresco
University of Padua, Historical and artistic Heritage
Cat. Number: OPA00290
Bibliography
- Semenzato C. 1979, L'Università di Padova: il Palazzo del Bo. Arte e storia, Sarmeola di Rubano (Padova), pp. 37-38, 249.
- Banzato D., Baradel V., Pellegrini F. (a cura di) 2007, Fulvio Pendini. I volti di Padova, Catalogo della mostra (Padova, 19 maggio-4 novembre 2007), Milano, pp. 35-43.
- Nezzo M. 2008, Il miraggio della concordia. Documenti sull’architettura e la decorazione del Bo e del Liviano: Padova 1933-1943, Treviso, pp. 777-780.