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, in the historical center of

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. The palace is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. 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,

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, Gregorio De Ferrari,

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, Bernardo Strozzi and

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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 Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. 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. After 3 years of renovation, the Palazzo reopened in June 2022.

The Art Collections

The art collection includes'':

: * '' The Dying Cleopatra'' * ''

The Suicide of Cato ''The Suicide of Cato'' is a 1641 oil on canvas painting, now in the Palazzo Rosso in Genoa. P. Bagni, D. De Grazia, D. Mahon, F. Gozzi and A. Emiliani, ''Giovanni Francesco Barbieri Il Guercino 1591-1666'', a cura di Denis Mahon, Bologna, Nuova ...

'' * ''Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist, Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Bartholomew'' Veronese: * ''Judith and Holofernes'' 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: * ''Saint Sebastian'' Bernardo Strozzi: * ''The Cook'' * ''Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist'' * ''Boy Blowing on a Taper'' Ludovico Carracci: * ''Annunciation'' Giovanni Battista Chiappe: * ''Portrait of Doge Rodolfo Maria Brignole Sale'' Grechetto: * ''The Journey of Abraham's Family'' * ''Nativity'' * ''The Sheep Escaping''

References

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

Gallery

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