The Palazzo Dal Monte, also known as the Palazzo Dal Monte Gaudenzi, is a

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

-style palace located on via Galliera #3 in

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

, region of

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, Italy. In 2015, the palace served as the home of the ''Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca in Storia del Diritto, Filosofia e Sociologia del Diritto e Informatica Giuridica'' (CIRSFID) of the

University of Bologna The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...

History

The palace was designed in 1529 by Andrea Marchesi da Formigine, perhaps with the help of

Baldassare Peruzzi Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi (7 March 1481 – 6 January 1536) was an Italian architect and painter, born in a small town near Siena (in Ancaiano, ''frazione'' of Sovicille) and died in Rome. He worked for many years with Bramante, Raphael, and l ...

. The interiors were refurbished between 1782 and 1787 by Giovanni Storni, under commission by its then owner, Stefano Monari. The staircase was frescoed with the ''Rape of Deianira'' (1783–84) by

Gaetano Gandolfi Gaetano Gandolfi (31 August 1734 – 20 June 1802) was an Italian painter, draughtsman and sculptor of the late Baroque period, mainly active in and around Bologna. He is known for his biblical, mythological and allegorical subjects, as well as hi ...

; other fresco decorations are by

Serafino Barozzi Serafino may refer to: People * Serafino dell'Aquila (1466–1500), Italian poet and musician * Seraphin of Montegranaro (1540–1605) (Italian: Serafino da Montegranaro), Italian Capuchin friar and saint * Serafino de' Serafini (1323–1393), It ...

.Biblioteca Salaborsa
, entry on palace. The palace was donated by professor Augusto Gaudenzi to the university.

References

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