Palazzo Dondini Ghiselli, Bologna

The Palazzo Dondini Ghiselli is a Neoclassical-style palace located on Via Barberia #23, corner with Via Mario Finzi, in central Bologna, region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

History

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The palace was designed by Alfonso Torreggiani; with a facade completed in 1753. In 1773, the grand entry staircase was built by Giangiacomo Dotti, with statues by Antonio Schiassi and a fresco of the Aurora by Pietro Fabri. The elevated garden behind the Via Barberia facade, and overlooking the Piazza Malpighi was once a stable built in 1612 by Pietro Fiorini.[1]

The palace once had landscape frescoes by Vincenzo Martinelli and quadratura by Petronio Fancelli.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Biblioteca Salaborsa, entry on palace.
  2. ^ Pitture scolture ed architetture delle chiese, luoghi pubblici, palazzi, e case della Citta di Bologna, by Carlo Cesare Malvasia, Stamperia del Longhi, Bologna (1792). page 169.