Begun in 1556 by Giovanni Lippi aka Nanni
di Baccio Bigio (about 1513/68)
Continued
1583/86 by Bartolomeo Ammannati (1511/92) for
the Rucellai family from Florence who sold it in 1629 to the Caetani family
Completed
1633/37 by Bartolomeo Breccioli (?/1639)
Incorporates
the former CINEMA ETOILE
Since 1713
it became property of the Ruspoli family who possess it still
It is the
seat of the Fondazione Memmo and it hosts temporary exhibitions
STAIRCASE
also known as Caetani Staircase 1640 by
Martino Longhi the Younger (1602/60) with 120
steps each carved from a single piece of antique marble
In the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was considered one of the four wonders
of Rome along with Palazzo Farnese,
Palazzo Borghese and the
entrance to Palazzo Sciarra
GALLERY ON
THE SECOND FLOOR
Frescoes
“Genealogy of the triumphs with deities and allegorical figures” 1589/92 by Jacopo Zucchi (about 1542/96) and busts
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