Nicolosio Lomellino Palace - Podesta' Palace

Podesta' Palace was built by the will of Nicolosio Lomellino between 1563 and 1569, based on a project by the Lombard architect Giovanni Battista Castello known as Bergamasco.

In 1550, to meet the needs of some Genoese aristocratic families, a new road axis was designed - today's Via Garibaldi - to connect the medieval center and the eastern areas, thus giving life to a new district of magnificence.

The ancient 'Strada Nuova dei Palazzi' in fact became an elite area, where the city's aristocracy, satisfying their desire for self-celebration, competed to commission elegant residences from the most important architects of the time, who were able to experiment here with innovative solutions and updated.

The interiors are magnificent with frescoes and paintings of the highest historical value.

The oldest pictorial work in the building is the cycle of frescoes created in 1623-1624 by the Genoese painter Bernardo Strozzi and subsequently hidden due to a dispute with the client Luigi Centurione, who had bought the building in 1609 from Nicolosio Lomellino.

Map: Nicolosio Lomellino Palace - Podesta' Palace

vCard Info:

Address: Via Garibaldi, 7, 16124
Genova (GE) Liguria
Latitude: 44.411083459917435
Longitude: 8.93339216709137
Site: https://www.palazzolomellino.o...

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Type: Palace
Function: Museum
Creation date: 12-10-2020 05:28
Last update: 15/05/2021
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