Thursday, March 30, 2017

FIANO ALMAGIÀ PALACE

PALAZZO FIANO ALMAGIÀ
Erected as Palazzo Peretti in 1624 on the former palace built in the years 1281/87 for the English cardinal Hugh Atratus of Evesham to the left of S. Lorenzo in Lucina
At the beginning of 1500s it was home of the Portuguese Cardinal Giorgio de Costa, who, occupying an apartment on the Roman arch adjacent to the palace, ended up having the arch referred to as ARCH OF PORTUGAL
It then passed to the Ottoboni family, Dukes of Fiano and finally in 1898 to the Almagià family who are still the owners
FAÇADE ON PIAZZA S. LORENZO IN LUCINA 1888 by Francesco Settimj (active 1875/88)
In 1568 nine sculptured blocks belonging to the Ara Pacis, which was originally located on this site, were discovered on the corner of Via in Lucina and Via del Giardino Theodoli, under the current CINEMA NUOVO OLIMPIA
In 1859 other findings were found during work directed by Gioacchino Ersoch (1815/1902)
In the atrium and in the courtyard-garden there is a collection of Roman marble reliefs and inscriptions
ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR
Vault with “Mythological scenes, landscapes and allegorical figures” by Baldassare Croce (about 1553/1628)

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