Situated in Castiglione del Lago, by Lago Trasimeno, a grand Palazzo was commissioned for Marchese Ascanio della Corgna, architects like Vignola and Galeazzo Alessi being entrusted with the project. However, the marchese's untimely demise left the palace in an unfinished state. Over the years, it has endured numerous attacks and blazes, but the central section in the piano nobile with impressive frescoes by Niccolò Circignani depicting episodes from Roman and Latin myths, as well as a visual representation of the Battle of Trasimeno, remains intact. To this day, the palace stands as a tantalizing, unresolved masterpiece, causing one to ponder why the marchese started a grand palace, only to abandon it halfway.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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