Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola

Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola
Façade of Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola
Alternative names	Palazzo Doria
General information
Status	Intact
Type	Palace
Architectural style	Mannerist
Location	Genoa, Italy
Address	5, Via Garibaldi
Coordinates	44°24′39.6″N 8°56′1.3″E / 44.411000°N 8.933694°E / 44.411000; 8.933694
Current tenants	Deutsche Bank
Named for	Angelo Giovanni Spinola
Construction started	1558
Completed	1576
Renovated	1580
Design and construction
Architect	Giovanni Ponzello

The Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola, also known as Palazzo Doria, is a palace in Via Garibaldi, Genoa, Italy. It is one of the 42 Palazzi dei Rolli listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.

History

Construction of the palace began in 1558 by Angelo Giovanni Spinola, Ambassador of the Republic of Genoa to Spain and banker to Emperor Charles V. It was completed in 1576 by his son Giulio, and in 1580 he excavated part of the hill behind the palace in order to expand the rear part of the building, including the courtyard and garden. The building was designed by the architect Giovanni Ponzello.

In 1919, the palace was sold to the bank Crédit Commercial de France, and it was converted into offices. In 1926, it was given to the Banca d'America e d'Italia, and it now belongs to Deutsche Bank.

The façade of the palace is decorated by a number of frescoes by the Calvi brothers, who might have worked with Lazzaro Tavarone. The frescoes depict members of the House of Spinola dressed as Roman condottieri. A staircase decorated by grotesque frescoes leads to the upper floor, which contains further frescoes by Andrea Semino, Bernardo Castello and Lazzaro Tavarone. A fresco attributed to Semino shows the building in its original state, as viewed from a mountain.^[1]

Gallery

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  Door
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  Detail of the frescoes on the façade
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  Frescoes in the atrium
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  Frescoes on the ceiling of the atrium

References

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