A landmark in the skyline of the Neapolitan capital, Castel Nuovo in Naples is an important archetype of castle-palace near the sea. Its history and its transformations are linked to the choices made by the dominations that followed one another at the helm of the city and which changed its consistency and character, adapting them to changes in the art of warfare. The iconographic images reveal the significant changes in the fortress, which over the centuries had to take into account the evolution of artillery. In particular, in the Spanish Viceregal age, a vast program of interventions was developed for Castel Nuovo, which was heavily damaged: the construction of a fortified enclosure outside the moat, the addition of two pentagonal bastions, the expansion of the moat. The significant innovations in the art of war were recorded in the sixteenth century for the use of explosive bullets, both in the form of hand grenades and mortars, especially useful in sieges. The contribution highlights the transformations due to war defense reasons, underlining the attitude taken by Filangieri towards the factory in carrying out a long and complex restoration of the transformations of the moment.
Castel Nuovo: un castello-fortezza sul waterfront di Napoli
Aveta C
2023-01-01
Abstract
A landmark in the skyline of the Neapolitan capital, Castel Nuovo in Naples is an important archetype of castle-palace near the sea. Its history and its transformations are linked to the choices made by the dominations that followed one another at the helm of the city and which changed its consistency and character, adapting them to changes in the art of warfare. The iconographic images reveal the significant changes in the fortress, which over the centuries had to take into account the evolution of artillery. In particular, in the Spanish Viceregal age, a vast program of interventions was developed for Castel Nuovo, which was heavily damaged: the construction of a fortified enclosure outside the moat, the addition of two pentagonal bastions, the expansion of the moat. The significant innovations in the art of war were recorded in the sixteenth century for the use of explosive bullets, both in the form of hand grenades and mortars, especially useful in sieges. The contribution highlights the transformations due to war defense reasons, underlining the attitude taken by Filangieri towards the factory in carrying out a long and complex restoration of the transformations of the moment.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
