ABSTRACT
For the most part, the construction of a palazzo was generally associated with men since it existed as a representation of the male self-image of power and prestige, concerns not generally associated with women. Most often, it was a man who paid the bills and to whom the palace belonged. The importance of the Palazzo Sanseverini, in terms of domestic architecture of the sixteenth century, has been overlooked for the simple reason that it is not in a traditional artistic center such as Florence. Gian Cristoforo Pugnello, the agent who handled all her business and legal affairs, was responsible for the 7 and 29 October 1542 documents that initiated the building campaign. The contracts with the laborers and craftsmen working on the palace were quite typical. They list the parties involved by name and outline the specifics of the commission: what was to be done, the materials to be used.
