Vincenzo Offers Glimpses Of The Finest In Italian Design, From The Classical To The Modern
The first two episodes of this new K-Drama had us palazzo hopping with Song Joong-Ki who plays the title role
In recent days, the long-awaited drama Vincenzo (Netflix, 2021) made by Studio Dragon starring Song Joong-ki (Vincenzo Cassano) and Jeon Yeo-been (Hong Cha-young) has been released. It tells the story of Vincenzo Cassano, a Korean adopted by an Italian mafia family. Once an adult, he becomes a lawyer and advisor to the Cassano family. Following the death of his adoptive father and after having executed his last order, he decides to return to Korea with another goal to achieve.
The first episode is set in Italy and is divided between Vincenzo's modern and luxurious apartment and some important Roman historic palaces.
It was a veritable architecture history tour of some notable streets, palazzos and villas, made even better with the dashing Italian-speaking Song Joong-ki looking GQ-fine, garbed in some fine suits!
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Palazzo Baldoca Muccioli
Vincenzo lives in Rome in an apartment inside a sixteenth-century building in Via Giulia in Rome. In the first scenes we see him leave the richly decorated inner courtyard of a historic palace. In fact, the palace is affected by the architectural classicism of Michelangelo and Bramante. It is the Palazzo Baldoca Muccioli (1570) linked to the history of the nearby Palazzo Cisterna, in fact the two properties were purchased by the sculptor Guglielmo della Porta (1515-1577).
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Palazzo Baldoca Muccioli
The sculptor around 1546 began working in the service of Pope Paul III Farnese, and on the death of Sebastiano del Piombo he was appointed custodian of lead, a very lucrative position. Later the building passed to the Baldoca family and then to the Muccioli.
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Palazzo Baldoca Muccioli
At the beginning of the 20th century the palace was the residence of the English ambassador to Rome, Lord Rennel of Rodd, who bought it and had it re-established in 1928. The palace is located in front of the Farnesina on the other side of the Tiber, nearby there are Piazza Navona, Campo dei Fiori and the Chancellery Building.
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Via Giulia
The Via Giulia (created by Pope Julius II at the beginning of the 16th century) was the first and longest road in Rome (over a kilometer) with a straight track, with numerous palaces of historical interest and antique shops has still maintained a unique majesty and harmony.
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Via Giulia
Parallel to the tiber quay, it extends from the Ponte Sisto to the Chiesa S. Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini. The most flourishing period of this street was undoubtedly the mid-sixteenth century with the beginning of the urban architectural program of the Farnese family who built its majestic residence in this area.
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Arco Farnese
‘Arco Farnese' or 'dei Farnesi' is the symbol par excellence of Via Giulia, in the center of Rome. The bridge crosses Via Giulia and the connected terrace of Palazzo Farnese, erected in 1603, was also used as a grandstand from which, especially during carnival, you could watch festive parades, games and horse races in Via Giulia.
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Arco Farnese
The Farnese arch according to Michelangelo's project (completed in half), was to connect Palazzo Farnese and its gardens to the Farnesina villa on the other side of the Tevere.
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Casina di Poggio della Rota Bassano Romano (Viterbo)
From the center of Rome, Vincenzo moves to Bassano Romano (Viterbo) to meet an Italian boss Emilio on his estate as indicated in the sign placed in the gate and well readable while Vincenzo is crossing it by car. The sign indicates that it is the ‘Tenuta Grecco azienda agricola dal 1935’, but in reality it is the Casina di Poggio della Rota.
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Casina di Poggio della Rota Bassano Romano (Viterbo)
This Casina not far from Rome and Viterbo, with an architectural style that blends the ancient with the modern in an original way, is used as a location for weddings and events, as well as as foreign and Italian film sets.
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Casina di Poggio della Rota Bassano Romano (Viterbo)
Immersed in the greenery of its six hectares, with centuries-old olive trees and vineyards, it stands out at the top of the hill that surrounds it, between the two lakes of Vico and Bracciano.
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Casina di Poggio della Rota Bassano Romano (Viterbo)
The villa consists of numerous rooms, including the outdoor balcony where Vicenzo and Emilio discuss, the park with swimming pool and three large internal rooms overlooking the large garden.
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Casina di Poggio della Rota Bassano Romano (Viterbo)
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Casina di Poggio della Rota Bassano Romano (Viterbo)
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Casina di Poggio della Rota Bassano Romano (Viterbo)
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Villa Mondragone
Villa Mondragone, the largest factory in the Tuscolane Villas Complex, was built in 1573 by Cardinal Altemps. Mondragone knows the period of maximum expansion between the Renaissance and the beginnings of the Baroque, thanks to the involvement, in its construction phases, of famous architects such as Martino Longhi the Elder and Jan van Santen called the Vasanzio.
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Villa Mondragone
The Villa took the name of "Mondragone", with reference to the winged dragon, heraldic symbol of Boncompagni (house of Pope Gregory XIII, great friend and protector of the Altemps), widely used as a decorative element.
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Villa Mondragone
It was the summer residence of the popes until 1626 when the new Pope Urban VIII moved it to Castel Gandolfo, marking the beginning of a progressive decline of the entire complex of the Tuscolane Villas and Mondragone in particular.
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Villa Mondragone
From 1865 to 1953 the Villa experienced a period of renewed splendor thanks to the Jesuits who used it as a seat for an important educational institution: the Noble Mondragone College.
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Villa Mondragone
In 1981 the Villa, was sold by the Compagnia di Gesù to the University of Rome Tor Vergata who, after initial refunctionalization interventions, made it the seat of representation of the University and uses it for the organization of events of various types.
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Villa Mondragone
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Villa Mondragone
Of considerable charm, are the outdoor spaces: the splendid Pinwheel Garden, the majestic and elegant Portico del Vasanzio, the Teatro delle Acque, the enchanting hanging Secret Garden, the suggestive Internal Court.
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Villa Mondragone
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Villa Mondragone
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Villa Mondragone
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Cassano Family Studio in Milan
In the second episode there is a flash-back where Vincenzo meets his Korean contacts in the Cassano family's studio in Milan. The furnishings of this room seem to be inspired by a classic style that combines various European styles between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with a modern touch. The walls are covered with boiserie made of wood, of the same material are also made the large illuminated bookcases, the arches that separate the rooms and the coffered ceiling with floral decorations. The shade of the wood chosen is mahogany, with a few touches of light created by some golden furnishes.
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Cassano Family Studio in Milan
One of the arches in the wall that divides the two rooms, frames the large classic candle chandelier overlooking the wooden table, in the environment near where Vincenzo is located. The retro lamps with soft lights give austerity to the environment and Vincenzo himself, it is in fact the study of a mafia boss and must still convey a certain fear, power but also confidentiality.
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Vincenzo's Apartment
Vincenzo's apartment is a modern reinterpretation of the apartments of the historic buildings, especially for its use of marble. In fact, in historic Italian palaces this material was often used together with the marmorino (decoration that simulates marble).
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Vincenzo's Apartment
The use of white Carrara marble with gray veins, a very valuable and expensive type of marble, renders this a luxury apartment. The white sofas with black edges make the environment refined and elegant by proposing a style between classic and modern.
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Vincenzo's Apartment
In the bedroom, elegance is achieved through restraint and simplicity, with a simple canopy bed as focal point and two bedside tables with lamps of two different models and styles. The only touch of color are the paintings hanging on the wall in front of the bed with chromatic access.
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Vincenzo's Apartment
To divide the rooms were used the sliding walls in glass and metal so as not to give up light and the possibility of isolating the two rooms in simple and elegant way.
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Vincenzo's Apartment
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Vincenzo's Apartment
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
Vincenzo's Apartment
Photo Credit: Still from Vincenzo, Netflix, 2021
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