Palazzo Collicola is located in the square of the same name, which was specifically created at the beginning of the 17th century to make room for the sumptuous noble residence.
During the same period, other squares with their respective palaces characterized the urban layout of Spoleto, such as Piazza Rosari, Ancaiani, Della Genga, and Pianciani.
The building was designed by the Roman architect Sebastiano Cipriani, and its construction lasted from 1717 to 1730.
The first important member of the Collicola family was Taddeo, personal physician to Pope Urban VIII in the first half of the seventeenth century.
The fortune of the family, originating from Montesanto near Sellano, increased in the following century.
The palace hosted illustrious figures such as Charles of Bourbon (1734), Pope Pius VI (1782), and Charles Emmanuel IV, King of Sardinia (1801).
When the family line ended, the building was purchased by the Municipality in 1932; today it houses the Palazzo Collicola Visual Arts – Carandente Museum. The very sober facade is divided horizontally into three rows of windows, corresponding to the internal floors. The rear elevation has undergone severe alterations; only some trees survive from the original Italian garden.
The interior has been stripped of the lavish furnishings inherited from Christina of Sweden; the main floor is decorated with paintings by Liborio Coccetti (18th century).
Information about Palazzo Collicola
Piazza Collicola,
06049 Spoleto (Perugia)
0743 46434
info@palazzocollicola.it
https://www.palazzocollicola.it
Source: MIBACT
