It seems very unlikely that he had any direct and concrete responsibilities in the actual construction of the architectural commissions at court and in Munich. However, the available documentation does not allow definitive conclusions about Strada’s personal participation in the execution of such projects. The available documents show that in two instances he also provided designs, for the Munich Antiquarium and for some undefined aspect of the Vienna Neugebäude. These all show that he was employed in the architectural projects of his patrons in an advisory role. In the foregoing chapters, I have presented and commented the sparse occasions in which Strada’s activities on behalf of his patrons are documented. Strada’s initial appointment in Vienna as an architect indicates that his patrons intended to make use of his expertise also in other ways, which are summarized in the next paragraphs. All the same it is not likely that these volumes-always paid for separately-were the only or even the most important reason for his employment: note that the two earliest volumes still preserved in Vienna were not commissioned by, but were presented at Strada’s own initiative to Ferdinand i and Maximilian ii respectively. Strada satisfied this need in the first place by presenting the fruits of his researches, in the form of the libri di disegni documenting numismatic and other topics, many of which have been preserved, and the acquisition of which by his patrons is documented in several cases. Strada’s formal appointment at the court of the Emperors Ferdinand i and Maximilian ii and the use made of his antiquarian competences by Hans Jakob Fugger and Duke Albrecht v of Bavaria show that these satisfied a need felt by his principal patrons. 16.1 Strada as an Imperial Antiquary and Architect
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