Palazzo Strozzi
Benedetto da Maiano; Simone del Pollaiolo (Il Cronaca) · Florence, Italy · 1538
The palace pushes the Florentine rusticated palazzo type toward an almost idealized cubic monument, with a regular grid of openings and a powerful projecting cornice. Its central courtyard and carefully balanced street facades make it an essential comparison with the earlier Medici and Rucellai palaces nearby.