Palazzo Rosso (Genova)

The Palazzo Brignole Sale or Palazzo Rosso is a house museum located in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy. 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, Guido Reni, Paolo Veronese, Guercino, Gregorio De Ferrari, Albrecht Dürer, Bernardo Strozzi and Mattia Preti.

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'':

Guercino:
* ''The Dying Cleopatra''
* ''The Suicide of Cato''
* ''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''

See also

* Palazzo Bianco
* Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
* Genoa
* Via Garibaldi (Genoa)

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

File:View from Palazzo Rosso; Genoa (5882911791).jpg, View from Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Genova Palazzo Rosso 1.jpg, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Genoa Spianata Castelletto Palazzo Rosso.jpg, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Interior Palazzo Rosso Genova 2015 4.JPG, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Albrecht Dürer - Portrait of a Young Man - Palazzo Rosso Genoa.jpg, Albrecht Dürer, Portrait of a Young Man, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Palazzo Rosso Genova 2015 1.JPG, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Palazzo Rosso Genova-disegno XIX secolo.jpg, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Interno di Palazzo Rosso, Genova (1).JPG, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Palazzo Rosso - Genova - panoramio (52).jpg, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Palazzo Rosso - Genova - panoramio (21).jpg, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Palazzo Rosso - Genova - panoramio (47).jpg, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Palazzo Rosso - Genova - panoramio (55).jpg, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa
File:Palazzo Rosso - Genova - panoramio (24).jpg, Palazzo Rosso, Genoa

External links

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Houses completed in 1677
Rosso
Palazzi dei Rolli
House of Brignole
Art museums and galleries in Genoa
1677 establishments in Italy
World Heritage Sites in Italy