1514/20
early masterpiece by Antonio Cordini aka Antonio da
Sangallo the Younger (1483/1546) for the jurist Melchiorre Baldassini
It was later
became property of the Palma family and the name changed to PALAZZO PALMA
Giuseppe Garibaldi stayed there in 1875
Now is the
headquarters of the ISTITUTO LUIGI STURZO who had the building restored
Luigi
Sturzo (1871/1959) was an Italian priest and politician, founder of the Italian
Popular Party in 1919. He vigorously opposed Mussolini
Under the
loggia in a metope there is the depiction of an elephant, Annone. The
elephant really existed and was given in 1513 as a gift to Leo X (1513/21) by
the king of Portugal Manuel de Aviz
Annone became
an exotic celebrity in Rome, but died after three years and, apparently, he was
buried at the Vatican
GROUND FLOOR
Vault with “Grotesque” 1517/19 by Giovanni Ricamatore aka Giovanni da Udine (1487/1564)
FIRST FLOOR
Friezes and frescoes by Pietro Bonaccorsi aka Perin del Vaga (1501/47) and Giovanni
da Udine
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