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5 Palazzo Rosso

This palazzo, which owes its name to the reddish colour of its
exterior (rosso means red), is the last of the sumptuous mansions Ceiling frescoes by
Gregorio De Ferrari
on Via Garibaldi, and one of the main noble residences in Genoa. in Room 28 were
It was built by Pierantonio Corradi for the Brignole-Sale family in destroyed by bombs
the 1670s, then at the height of its power. The two main floors that fell in 1942.
were intended for the art collector brothers Gio Francesco and
Ridolfo, and their heirs. When the Duchess di Galliera, Maria
Brignole-Sale De Ferrari, gave the palace to the city in 1874 31
she included its rich art collection. Palazzo Rosso was damaged
during World War II, but Franco Albini’s restoration in the 1950s 30
successfully recaptured the majesty of the original building.
Inside, the frescoes and gilt and stucco work are as much to 29
be admired as the art. See pp78–9 for a detailed description
of the exhibits. 27

. Portraits by 28
Van Dyck
Fine portraits of the
Brignole-Sale family by
Van Dyck in Room 29
include this picture of 36
Anton Giulio, which
pictures the 22-year- 37
old frozen in a pose
hitherto reserved for
sovereigns – a superb
affirmation of his
social status.
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Entrance 2

. Allegory of Spring by
Gregorio De Ferrari
When Gregorio De Ferrari
painted this allegory (1686–7)
in the Sale delle Stagioni, he Portrait of a Young Man
used the scene in which by Albrecht Dürer
Venus seduces Mars. This This work, dated 1506, can be
masterpiece of Baroque found in Room 13. It was produced
“illusionism” was the fruit of during Dürer’s second trip to Italy. In
the collaboration between abandoning the traditional sideways
De Ferrari and artists skilled in profile, the subject is brought into more
perspective and stuccowork. direct contact with the onlooker.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p180 and pp189–90

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