Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria

Palazzo Tolot Spinola di Pellicceria
Facade of Palazzo Tolot Spinola di Pellicceria
Alternative names Palazzo Francesco Grimaldi
General information
Status Intact
Type Palace
Architectural style Mannerist
Location Genoa, Italy
Address 1, Piazza di Pellicceria
Coordinates 44°24′38.3″N 8°55′51.3″E / 44.410639°N 8.930917°E / 44.410639; 8.930917Coordinates: 44°24′38.3″N 8°55′51.3″E / 44.410639°N 8.930917°E / 44.410639; 8.930917
Named for Francesco Grimaldi
Completed 1593
Renovated 17th–18th centuries
Owner Italian government
Website
www.palazzospinola.beniculturali.it
UNESCO World Heritage site
Part of Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
Criteria Cultural: (ii)(iv)
Reference 1211
Inscription 2006 (30th Session)

The Palazzo Tolot Spinola di Pellicceria, also known as Palazzo Tolot Francesco Grimaldi, is a palace located in piazza di Pellicceria in the historical center of Genoa, Northwestern Italy. The palace was 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. On 13 luglio del 2006 it was added to the list of 42 palaces which now form the UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. It is currently owned by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism and houses the National Gallery of Art in Palazzo Spinola (National Gallery of Palazzo Spinola).

History

The palace was built according to the will of Francesco Grimaldi, and was constructed in 1593 on the foundations of a medieval building. An etching of its façade is included in Peter Paul Rubens's 1622 book Palazzi di Genova. Some alterations were made to the structure in the mid-17th and 18th centuries.[1]

The palace belonged to the House of Grimaldi until it was transferred to Ansaldo Pallavicini in 1641, in order to settle a debt. The palace eventually passed from the Pallavicini to the Doria family, and in the 18th century it became the property of the House of Spinola. By 1830 the palace was owned by the Tollot Family who would give it to Tito and Ferdinando Pignone in 1875.

The building has characteristics typical of late 16th-century Genoese palaces, having an entrance hall and an inner courtyard. The interior is richly decorated with many frescoes, including works by Lazzaro Tavarone and Lorenzo De Ferrari. The palace also had an extensive art collection, including paintings by Luca Cambiasi, Bernardo Castello and Bernardo Strozzi.[2]

The third floor of the palace was destroyed during World War II. In 1958, the marquis Paolo and Franco Spinola donated the building, complete with its furnishings, artworks, silverware, ceramics, etchings and books, to the Italian government. The damaged part was subsequently rebuilt, and it has housed the National Gallery of Palazzo Spinola since 1993.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola". palazzospinola..it. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Piazza di Pellicceria 1 - Francesco Grimaldi". irolli.it. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013.

Bibliography

  • Gioconda Pomella (2007), Guida Completa ai Palazzi dei Rolli Genova, Genova, De Ferrari Editore( ISBN 9788871728155)
  • Mauro Quercioli (2008), I Palazzi dei Rolli di Genova, Roma, Libreria dello Stato ( ISBN 9788824011433)
  • Fiorella Caraceni Poleggi (2001), Palazzi Antichi e Moderni di Genova raccolti e disegnati da Pietro Paolo Rubens (1652), Genova, Tormena Editore ( ISBN 9788884801302)
  • Mario Labò (2003), I palazzi di Genova di P.P. Rubens, Genova, Nuova Editrice Genovese
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