Gio Agostino Balbi Palace (Palazzo Durazzo-Pallavicini)

Designed by Bartolomeo Bianco for Gio. Agostino Balbi in the early 17th century, this building located on Via Balbi in the historic city centre of Genoa, Italy, is a significant example of the link between the residential models of Strada Nuova and Via Balbi. The palace was added to the Role of 1664 in the first Bussolo, the highest category, intended to host cardinals, princes, viceroys, and governors. Though financial problems led to renting out parts and eventual sale to other owners, it continued to hold importance in Genoa's history.

Today, the palace houses one of Italy's most important private art collections, including works by Titian, Brueghel the Elder, Carracci, Francisco Albani, Valerio Castello, Domenichino, Antony van Dyck, Giordano, Guercino, Magnasco, Mulinaretto, Piola, Procaccini, Reni, Ribera, Rubens, and Strozzi, as well as a large archive containing papers on many members of the families that inhabited the house.

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