Palazzo Collicola is located in the square of the same name, specially created at the beginning of the 17th century to make space for the sumptuous noble residence.
At the same time, other squares with their respective palaces characterize the urban layout of Spoleto, such as Rosari, Ancaiani, Della Genga, and Pianciani squares.
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 fortunes of the family, originating from Montesanto near Sellano, grew 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).
With the extinction of the family, the building was acquired by the Municipality in 1932; today it houses the Palazzo Collicola Arti Visive – Museo Carandente. The very sober facade is horizontally divided into three orders of windows corresponding to the interior floors. The rear elevation has undergone serious alterations; of the original Italian-style garden, only a few trees survive.
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
