Palazzo Rosso Explained
| Palazzo Brignole Sale, known as "Palazzo Rosso" |
| Coordinates: | 44.4113°N 8.9321°W |
| Status: | Intact |
| Building Type: | Palace |
| Architectural Style: | Mannerist |
| Location: | Genoa, Italy |
| Address: | 5, Via Garibaldi |
| Current Tenants: | Strada Nuova Museum - Palazzo Rosso |
| Namesake: | Brignole Sale family |
| Start Date: | 1675 |
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The Palazzo Brignole Sale or Palazzo Rosso is a house museum located in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy. The palace is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site . The rich art collection inside, along with the galleries of Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi, is part of the Musei di Strada Nuova and consists of the works of artists of the caliber of Antoon van Dyck, Guido Reni, Paolo Veronese, Guercino, Gregorio De Ferrari, Albrecht Dürer, Bernardo Strozzi and Mattia Preti.[1]
History
Built in 1675, Palazzo Rosso was not one of the 163 Palazzi dei Rolli of Genoa, the selected private residences where the notable guests of the Republic of Genoa were hosted during State visits, as the last of such list was completed in 1664, ten years before the construction of the palace. As a distinguished 17th-century palace in Strada Nuova, however, on 13 luglio del 2006 it was included in the list of 42 palaces which now form the UNESCO World Heritage Site . In 1874, the last descendant of the family, the Duchess of Galliera Maria Brignole Sale, bequeathed to the Municipality of Genoa the palace and the art collections therein, which constitute the first nucleus of today's art gallery.[2]
After 3 years of renovation, the Palazzo reopened in June 2022.[3]
The Art Collections
The art collection includes:[4] [5]
Guercino
Veronese
Gregorio De Ferrari
- Frescoes of Spring and Summer
Antoon van Dyck
- Portrait of Paolina Adorno-Brignole-Sale
- Equestrian Portrait of Anton Giulio Brignole-Sale
- Christ Bearing His Cross
- Portrait of Filippo Spinola di Tassarolo
- Portrait of the goldsmith Pucci with his son
- Christ Driving out the Money-Lenders
- Portrait of Geronima Sale Brignole with her daughter Aurelia
Albrecht Dürer
- Portrait of a Young Venetian, 1506
Palma il Vecchio
- Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Mary Magdalene, circa 1520-1522
Guido Reni
Bernardo Strozzi
- The Cook
- Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist
- Boy Blowing on a Taper
Ludovico Carracci
Giovanni Battista Chiappe
- Portrait of Doge Rodolfo Maria Brignole Sale
Grechetto
- The Journey of Abraham's Family
- Nativity
- The Sheep Escaping
See also
Bibliography
- Gioconda Pomella (2007), Guida Completa ai Palazzi dei Rolli Genova, Genova, De Ferrari Editore
- Mauro Quercioli (2008), I Palazzi dei Rolli di Genova, Roma, Libreria dello Stato
- Fiorella Caraceni Poleggi (2001), Palazzi Antichi e Moderni di Genova raccolti e disegnati da Pietro Paolo Rubens (1652), Genova, Tormena Editore
- Mario Labò (2003), I palazzi di Genova di P.P. Rubens, Genova, Nuova Editrice Genovese
External links
44.4112°N 8.9323°W
Notes and References
- AA.VV., Musei di Strada Nuova a Genova, Skira, Milano 2010.
- Book: Pomella, Gioconda. Guida Completa ai Palazzi dei Rolli. De Ferrari. 2007. 9788871728155. Genova. 45.
- Web site: Sabino . Catherine . 12 September 2022 . 7 Reasons To Visit Genoa Now . 2022-12-26 . Forbes . en.
- Web site: Turismo a Genova - Palazzo Rosso - Italia per turisti . www.italiaperturisti.it . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20130413072423/http://www.italiaperturisti.it/liguria/provincia-di-genova/genova/776-palazzo-rosso . 13 April 2013 . dead.
- News: Paletta . Anthony . 2022-12-26 . A Once Powerful Italian City Still Has Glimpses of Its Storied Past . en . The Daily Beast . 2022-12-26.
