Palazzo Strazzaroli, Bologna
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The Palazzo degli Strazzaroli is a Renaissance-style urban palace located at Piazza di Porta Ravegnana #1 in central Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.


History

The palace was commissioned in 1486-96 by the guild of the Drappieri (cloth merchants and haberdashers) from the architect
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of Como. The palace was refurbished in 1620, by adding a balcony and a niche with a ''Madonna'' sculpted by
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. A property at the site may have belonged to the Pavanesi family, exiled for supporting a conspiracy by the Pepoli. Carlo Cesare Malvasia cites Gaspare Nadi as the architect in 1496. In 1986, it was the property of the Monetti family.Article from Oct 14, 1986, on Palazzo Strazzaroli


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Palazzo degli Strazzaroli Houses completed in the 16th century Strazzaroli Renaissance architecture in Bologna