The Palazzo Spinola of Pellicceria, Genoa's hidden gem, doesn't play by history books' rules. originally a residence of the Grimaldi family, it was later passed on by marriage to the Pallavicini, Doria, and Spinola families. Tito and Ferdinando Pignone, druggists, had an obscure connection to the palace by 1875. The palace houses a fabulous art collection, including works by Luca Cambiasi, Bernardo Castello, Bernardo Strozzi, and an etching of its facade by Peter Paul Rubens. However, the mystery deepens with the disappearance of certain artworks during the Napoleonic era. And yet, how curiously did those ceiling frescoes come to depict the Siege of Lisbon by Duke of Alba and the Triumph of Ranieri Grimaldi in 1304? In 1998, the palazzo was donated to the Italian government, but the story behind that donation remains a tale half-told.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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