The Palazzo Brignole Sale or Palazzo Rosso is a

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located in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of

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, in Northwestern

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. The palace is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. The rich art collection inside, along with the galleries of

Palazzo Bianco Palazzo Bianco () is one of the main buildings of the center of Genoa, Italy. It is situated at 11, via Garibaldi (known at one time as ''Strada Nuova'', and before that, ''Via Aurea''). It is one of the Palazzi dei Rolli, but it is not listed by ...

and Palazzo Doria Tursi, is part of the Musei di Strada Nuova and consists of the works of artists of the caliber of Antoon van Dyck,

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Paolo Veronese Paolo Caliari (152819 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( , ; ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of religion and mythology, such as ''The Wedding at Cana (Veronese), The Wedding ...

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Gregorio De Ferrari Gregorio de Ferrari (c. 1647–1726) was an Italian Baroque painter of the Genoese School. Biography De Ferrari was born in Porto Maurizio. He came to Genoa to study law but instead became a painter. He apprenticed with Domenico Fiasella fro ...

Albrecht Dürer Albrecht Dürer ( , ;; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528),Müller, Peter O. (1993) ''Substantiv-Derivation in Den Schriften Albrecht Dürers'', Walter de Gruyter. . sometimes spelled in English as Durer or Duerer, was a German painter, Old master prin ...

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and

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History

Built in 1675, Palazzo Rosso was not one of the 163

Palazzi dei Rolli Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which includes a number of streets and palaces in the center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy. * The ''Strade Nuove'' (Italian for "New Streets") are a ...

of Genoa, the selected private residences where the notable guests of the Republic of Genoa were hosted during State visits, as the last of such list was completed in 1664, ten years before the construction of the palace. As a distinguished 17th-century palace in ''Strada Nuova'', however, on 13 luglio del 2006 it was included in the list of 42 palaces which now form the UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. In 1874, the last descendant of the family, the Duchess of Galliera Maria Brignole Sale, bequeathed to the Municipality of Genoa the palace and the art collections therein, which constitute the first nucleus of today's art gallery. After 3 years of renovation, the Palazzo reopened in June 2022.

The Art Collections

The art collection includes:

: * '' The Dying Cleopatra'' * '' The Suicide of Cato'' * ''Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist, Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Bartholomew'' Veronese: * ''Judith and Holofernes''

: * Frescoes of ''Spring'' and ''Summer'' Antoon van Dyck: * ''Portrait of Paolina Adorno-Brignole-Sale'' * '' Equestrian Portrait of Anton Giulio Brignole-Sale'' * ''Christ Bearing His Cross'' * ''Portrait of Filippo Spinola di Tassarolo'' * ''Portrait of the goldsmith Pucci with his son'' * ''Christ Driving out the Money-Lenders'' * ''Portrait of Geronima Sale Brignole with her daughter Aurelia''

: * '' Portrait of a Young Venetian'', 1506

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: * '' Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Mary Magdalene'', circa 1520-1522

: * ''Saint Sebastian''

: * ''The Cook'' * ''Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist'' * ''Boy Blowing on a Taper''

Ludovico Carracci Ludovico (or Lodovico) Carracci ( , , ; 21 April 1555 – 13 November 1619) was an Italian early-Baroque painter, etcher, and printmaker from Bologna. His works are characterized by a strong mood invoked by broad gestures and flickering li ...

: * ''Annunciation'' Giovanni Battista Chiappe: * ''Portrait of Doge Rodolfo Maria Brignole Sale''

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: * ''The Journey of Abraham's Family'' * ''Nativity'' * ''The Sheep Escaping''

References

Bibliography

* Gioconda Pomella (2007), Guida Completa ai Palazzi dei Rolli Genova, Genova, De Ferrari Editore() * Mauro Quercioli (2008), I Palazzi dei Rolli di Genova, Roma, Libreria dello Stato () * Fiorella Caraceni Poleggi (2001), Palazzi Antichi e Moderni di Genova raccolti e disegnati da Pietro Paolo Rubens (1652), Genova, Tormena Editore () * Mario Labò (2003), I palazzi di Genova di P.P. Rubens, Genova, Nuova Editrice Genovese

Gallery

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