Chieri returned to Piedmont in 1562.
Emanuele Filiberto reduced the medieval privileges and the jurisdiction of the town. In compensation however, his protectionist measures boosted textile manufacturing and the entire economy of Chieri. With a view to Emanuele Filiberto’s visit to Chieri in 1580. “L’Arco di Piazza” (the Arch of the Square) was erected in his honour. The political and social atmosphere of the XVI century didn’t encourage the development of the arts. Besides the “Arco di Piazza” there are few relevant works belonging to that period and those that remain are all concentrated in “La Collegiata” (or the Cathedral).