Palazzo Spalletti-Trivelli (formerly Guicciardi) is a palace located at Via Emilia A San Pietro #2, corner with Via San Nicolò, in the center of the city of

Reggio Emilia Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abo ...

, region of Emilia Romagna,

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. The building now belongs to the Credito Emiliano (Credem) bank, and owns the art collection now in the palace.

History

The building was erected atop ancient Roman ruins, still visible in the basement. A large house or palace was owned by the Bosi Family until 1685. It was rebuilt in the 1700s under the patronage of the new owner Count Guicciardi using designs by the architect Giovanni Maria Ferraroni, and refurbished in the early 1800s in a Neoclassical style by Pietro Marchelli, when the palace was acquired by the Spalletti-Trivelli family, who also owned the adjacent building. A salon of the piano nobile has a ceiling painting depicting ''Apollo with the Court of the Hours'' by

Prospero Minghetti Prospero Minghetti (January 2, 1786 – February 17, 1853) was an Italian painter. Biography He was born in Reggio Emilia. He first trained locally with Francesco Antonio Camuncoli, then Giovanni Battista Frulli and the engraver Francesco Rosas ...

, and a ball room with ''

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'' colonnades and curtains painted by Vincenzo Carnevali. In addition, the bank houses here its collection of Emilian paintings and Oriental art, viewable by appointment. The painting collection includes the following works;Palazzo Spaletti-Trivelli
collections, official site. *''Madonna and Child'' by

Francesco Raibolini __NOTOC__ Francesco Francia, whose real name was Francesco Raibolini (1447 – 5 January 1517) was an Italian painter, goldsmith, and medallist from Bologna, who was also director of the city mint.Levinson:492 He may have trained with Marco Zop ...

("Il Francia") *''Madonna and Child'' by

Lorenzo Costa Lorenzo Costa (1460 – 5 March 1535) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. Biography He was born at Ferrara, but moved to Bologna by his early twenties, and was probably influenced by the Bolognese School. However, many artists worked in ...

*''Burial of St Stefano'' by

Lorenzo Sabbatini Lorenzo Sabbatini or Sabatini, Sabattini or Sabadini (c. 1530–1576), sometimes referred to as Lorenzino da Bologna, was an Italian painter of the Mannerist period from Bologna. Biography Sabbatini was born in Bologna and studied with ...

*''Adoration of the Magi'' by Dionisio Calvart *''Annunciation'' by Dionisio Calvart *''Visitation'' by Scarsellino *''Marriage of the Virgin'' by Scarsellino *''Congedo di Cristo dalla Madre'' by Scarsellino *''Adoration of the Magi'' by Scarsellino *''St Joseph and the Angel'' by Scarsellino *''Peter denying Jesus'' by

Camillo Procaccini 300px, ''Nativity'' by Camillo Procaccini Camillo Procaccini (3 March 1561 at Parma – 21 August 1629) was an Italian painter. He has been posthumously referred to as the ''Vasari of Lombardy'', for his prolific Mannerist fresco decoration. B ...

*''Death of the Virgin'' by Camillo Procaccini *''Death of St Paul'' by Camillo Procaccini *''Coronation of the Virgin by Follower of Annibale Carracci'' *''Moses and the Tables of the Law'' by

Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religi ...

*''Ecce Homo'' by

*''Magdalen'' by follower of Guido Reni *''Salome and the Head of John the Baptist'' by

Leonello Spada Leonello Spada (also called ''Lionello Spada'') (1576 – 17 May 1622) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Rome and his native city of Bologna, where he became known as one of the followers of Caravaggio. Biography He fi ...

*''Deposition'' by

Alessandro Tiarini Alessandro Tiarini (20 March 1577 – 8 February 1668) was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School. Biography Alessandro Tiarini was born in Bologna. His mother died when he was a child, and he was raised by an aunt. Early on his fa ...

*''

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'' by Alessandro Tiarini *''Expulsion of Adam and Eve'' by

Francesco Albani Francesco Albani or Albano (17 March or 17 August 1578 – 4 October 1660) was an Italian Baroque painter who was active in Bologna (1591–1600), Rome (1600–1609), Bologna (1609), Viterbo (1609–1610), Bologna (1610), Rome (1610–1617), ...

*''Madonna della Ghiara di Reggio'' by

Isidoro Bianchi Isidoro Bianchi called da Campione (20 July 1581, in Campione d'Italia, Lombardy – 5 December 1662) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Biography He studied under Pietro Francesco Mazzuchelli. He excelled in fresco painting for th ...

*''David with the Head of Goliath'' by Luca Ferrari, called

Luca da Reggio Luca Ferrari (February 17, 1605 – February 8, 1654) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Biography Also called ''Luca da Reggio''. He was reputedly initially a trainee of Alessandro Tiarini. Moschini identifies him as a pupil of Guido ...

*''Salome and the Head of John the Baptist'' by Luca da Reggio *''Miracle of St Antony of Padua'' by

Carlo Francesco Nuvolone Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (1608 or 1609 in Milan – 1661 or 1662 in Milan)Angelica and Medoro Angelica and Medoro was a popular subject for Romantic painters, composers and writers from the 16th until the 19th century. Angelica and Medoro are two characters from the 16th-century Italian epic ''Orlando Furioso'' by Ludovico Ariosto. Ange ...

'' by

Simone Cantarini Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called ''il Pesarese'' (Baptized on 21 August 1612 – 15 October 1648) was an Italian painter and etcher. He is mainly known for his history paintings and portraits executed in an original style, which ...

*''Bathsheba at the Bath'' by

Antonio Triva Antonio Triva (1626–circa 1669) was an Italian painter and engraver of the Baroque period. Biography He was born in Reggio Emilia, and studied under Guercino in Bologna. Painted in Rome, Reggio, and Piacenza. He visited Venice, taking wit ...

*''Mary Magdalen'' by

Lorenzo Pasinelli Lorenzo Pasinelli (September 4, 1629 – March 4, 1700) was an Italian painter active mainly in Bologna during the late Baroque period. He was born in Bologna, and initially trained in the studio of Simone Cantarini. He then pursued studies in R ...

*''Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Lorenzo Pasinelli'' *''Interior of Kitchen'' by

Giovanni Domenico Valentino Giovanni Domenico Valentino (Rome, c. 1630- Imola, c. 1708) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque, who specialized in a mix of genre and still life painting. Sources CREDEM collection in Reggio Emilia External links

17th-century b ...

*''Interior of a Rigattiere'' (used goods warehouse) by GD Valentino *''St Catherine before Emperor Maximian'' by

Francesco Stringa Francesco Stringa (1578–1615) was an Italian painter of the early-Baroque era, active mainly near his native city of Modena. He apprenticed initially, in 1595, in the Roman studio of Federico Zuccari, but soon came under the influence of the asc ...

*''Miracle of the Wheel'' by Francesco Stringa *''Lot accompanied by Angels'' by

Marcantonio Franceschini Marcantonio Franceschini (; 1648 – 24 December 1729) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mostly in his native Bologna. He was the father and teacher of Giacomo Franceschini.''The picture collector's manual'' by James R. Hob ...

*''Lot and Daughters'' by MA Franceschini *''Hunted Game and Rooster'' by

Felice Boselli Felice Boselli ( Piacenza, 20 April 1650 – Parma, 23 August 1732) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Piacenza. He was not the pupil of Giuseppe Nuvolone, the son of Panfilo, as some have stated, but instead of ...

*''Hunted Game and Owl'' by Felice Boselli *''Fish and Seafood'' by Felice Boselli *''Trophy of Hunt and a Dog'' by Felice Boselli *''Diana and a few Amori'' by

Giovanni Gioseffo Dal Sole Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole (10 December 1654 – 22 July 1719) was an Italian painter and engraver from Bologna, active in the late-Baroque period. Upon the death of Carlo Cignani, Gioseffo dal Sole became among the most prominent painters in Bol ...

*''Ecstasy of the Magdalen'' by Gian Gioseffo Dal Sole *''Mercury'' by

Giovanni Antonio Burrini Giovanni Antonio Burrini (25 April 1656 – 5 January 1727) was a Bolognese painter of Late-Baroque or Rococo style. After an apprenticeship with Domenico Maria Canuti, he went to work under Lorenzo Pasinelli with fellow student, Giovan ...

*''Pastoral scene'' by

Giuseppe Maria Crespi Giuseppe Maria Crespi (March 14, 1665 – July 16, 1747), nicknamed Lo Spagnuolo ("The Spaniard"), was an Italian late Baroque painter of the Bolognese School. His eclectic output includes religious paintings and portraits, but he is now most ...

*''Still life'' by

Cristoforo Munari Cristoforo Munari (July 21, 1667 – June 3, 1720) was an Italian painter in the Baroque period specializing in still life paintings. He was also known as ''Cristofano Monari''. His initial training was in Reggio Emilia, his birthplace, and he c ...

*''Crowning with thorns'' attributed to

Domenico Maria Viani Domenico Maria Viani (1668–1711) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Biography Christ rejects those contesting the Eucharist He was born in Bologna, the son of Giovanni Maria Viani, and was educated there under his father, who kept ...

*''Allegory of Experience'' by

Donato Creti Donato Creti (24 February 1671 – 31 January 1749) was an Italian painter of the Rococo period, active mostly in Bologna. Born in Cremona, he moved to Bologna, where he was a pupil of Lorenzo Pasinelli. He is described by Wittkower as the "Bo ...

*''St Sebastian'' by Marcantonio Ghislina *''Satyr and Musical Putti'' by Federico Bencovich * Series: ''Allegories of the Seasons'' by

Girolamo Donnini Girolamo Donnini (18 April 1681 – 1743) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born in the town of Correggio, Emilia-Romagna. He was a pupil of the painters Francesco Stringa in Modena, and then of Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole in Bologna, ...

*''Eurydice bitten by Serpent'' by Girolamo Donnini *''Death of Adonis'' by Girolamo Donnini *''Martyrdom of St Paul'' by Francesco Monti (1719) *''After the Battle'' by

Francesco Simonini Francesco Simonini (Parma, June 16, 1686 – Venice or Florence, after 1753) was an Italian painter. Biography Born in Parma, Simonini was trained at the school of Francesco Monti (known as Brescianino delle Battaglie for his battle scenes) u ...

*''Cavalieri in sosta in un paesaggio'' by

*''Diana and Endymion'' by Ercole Graziani the Younger *''Erminia and Shepherds'' by E Graziani il Giovane *''Rinaldo prevents Armida's Suicide'' by E Graziani il Giovane * Series: ''Hunts with Dogs'' of Boar, Lynx, Bear, and Bull by Giovanni Crivelli ("il Crivellino") *''Joseph and the Wife of Potiphar'' by 17th century Bolognese painter *''St Sebastian'' by unknown baroque Venetian painter *''Allegory of Arts and Virtue'' by

Giovanni Giacomo Sementi Giovanni Giacomo Semenza (18 July 1580 – 1638) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period. Born in Bologna and also known as ''Giacomo Sementi''. He was a pupil of the painter Denis Calvaert, then of Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 No ...

*''Cimerian Sybil'' by Guercino *''Lot and Daughters'' by Giovanni Francesco Ferri *''St Sebastian'' by Domenico Pedrini *''Blessing of Jacob'' by Domenico Pedrini *''Exile of Hagar'' by Domenico Pedrini *''Joseph and Wife of Potiphar'' by Filippo Pedrini *''Christ and the Samaritan at the Well'' by follower of MA Franceschini *''Birth of Adonis'' and ''Abduction of Proserpine'' by unknown painters

References

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