The Palazzo Anguissola di Cimafava Rocca, also called ''Palazzo Anguissola Rocca'' is an 18th-century aristocratic palace located on Via Pietro Giordano #2, west and across the street from the Teatro Municipale in Piacenza, Region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.

History

The long three-story facade with 19 windows on Via Giordano shields three courtyards. The main portal surmounted with a balcony is gated with iron screen depicting a sun. The scenographic main staircase leads to a main floor with a large ''salon d'onore'' elegantly decorated with stuccoes and frescoes depicting the life of Alexander the Great. The decoration of the ball room has been attributed to Adalberto Della Nave, Antonio Villa, and

Giovanni Battista Ercole Giovanni Battista Ercole (1750 – 12 June 1811) was an Italian painter and architect, active in Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the ...

.Archivo Storico Fondazione 1563

References

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