The Palazzo Ganucci Cancellieri is a late- Mannerist-style palace located at Via Curtatone e Montanara #51 in central

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Description

In 1609, the place at the site came into the possession of the prominent Cancellieri family; they refurbished it under the designs (circa 1615) of Jacopo Lafri. In 1795, the palace was inherited by Giacinto Ganucci. A the coat of arms of the Cancellieri family (1598) sits awkwardly atop the doorway into the small balcony, the top entrance portal in the center of the facade; it was moved here from the family's former home (Palazzo delle Cancellieri Bianchi) on the west flank of Piazza Bartolomeo.Pistoia e il suo territorio: Pescia e i suoi dintorni: guida del forestiero
by Giuseppe Tigri, Tipografia Cino, Pistoia (1853): page 211.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganucci Cancellieri Houses completed in the 17th century Palaces in Pistoia