Palazzo Pignatelli di Monteleone, Naples
The Palazzo Pignatelli di Monteleone is a monumental aristocratic palace located on the calata Trinità maggiore number 2, in central Naples, province of Campania, Italy. The facade is at the edge of the Piazza del Gesu Nuovo.
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History
The palace was first erected in the 16th century by the Pignatelli family di Monteleone (today Vibo Valentia). The design was commissioned mainly from Giovanni Vincenzo Della Monica. A major refurbishment, commissioned by Duke Nicolo Pignatelli and designed by Ferdinando Sanfelice, was completed in 1718.[1] The main portal is made of white marble and piperno rock with flanking columns with masks serving as capitals.
The palace once held frescoes (1718) by Paolo de Matteis.[2] As stated by a marble plaque on the facade, the painter Edgar Degas would visit frequently and stay in this palace, which was acquired by Edgar's grandfather, Rene Hilary Degas.
- Portal
- Column capitals
References
- Epigrafia Napoletana by Oreste Albanesi,(2015) page 210.
- Paolo de Matteis: Neapolitan Painting and Cultural History in Baroque Europe, by Livio Pestilli, (2013) page 226.