Villa del Principe, Genoa

Villa del Principe, Genoa

Villa del Principe is one of the main historical buildings. It was built strictly as a private villa-residence for Prince Admiral Andrea Doria. Now private property, the Palace is used as a palace-museum. At the end of the museum you can admire an Italian garden, recently restored with the Fountain of Neptune by Taddeo Carlone made with his brother Joseph and his young son Battista Carlone from 1599 to 1601. The palace maintains an extensive series of mythological frescoes and stucco performed by Perin del Vaga for Andrea Doria. The rooms are furnished with 17th and 18th century furniture. The most significant artists represented are Sebastiano del Piombo, Domenico Piola and Bronzino. The Golden Gallery presents a series of tapestries of the sixteenth century. One of the rooms retains a fresh very interest for one of the hottest topics in the 1500s: Roman Charity.

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Sight Name: Villa del Principe
Sight Location: Genoa, Italy (See walking tours in Genoa)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery

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