The Castello di Alviano, also known as Doria Pamphili, is a castle located in Alviano, provincia di Terni. Built in the Rinascimentale era on a previous medieval layout, it was initially owned by the Alviano family, who held it as a fief until 1543. In 1654, Olimpia Maidalchini Pamphili, a powerful relative of the Pope, bought the castle for 265,000 scudi. The castle's plan is trapezoidal with four circular, angular bastioned towers. Bartolomeo d'Alviano significantly remodeled the castle in 1470, transforming it from a powerful fortress into a sumptuously residence.
Under Bartolomeo’s son, Bernardino, a cannon foundry was operated at the castle. The comune di Alviano became the owner of the castle in the XIX secolo. Fragmentary frescoes with mythological themes and coats of arms, possibly referring to Pordenone, can be found in two rooms in the Rinascimentale courtyard.
In the noble chapel in the courtyard, there are frescoes depicting episodes from the life of St. Francis, attributed to Giuseppe Bastiani. A scene in the chapel's frescoes depicts the face of Olimpia Maidalchini Pamphili.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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