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Palazzo Chigi of Ariccia

Italy · 15th century

Founded
c. 1450
Style
Baroque
Architect
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Heritage status
Italian national heritage
Location
Ariccia
Visitors
≈25,000 (2022)
Coordinates
41.66182°, 12.68506°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Palazzo Chigi of Ariccia in Italy
Photo: LPLT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Palazzo Chigi of Ariccia was the ducal palace of the Chigi family located in the center of the town of Ariccia, near Rome, Italy.

Originally a 15th-century palace of the Savelli family stood at the site, it was rebuilt during 1664 to 1672, in a Baroque style by the Chigi Family. The work was a collaboration between Gian Lorenzo Bernini and his pupil Carlo Fontana. The sober exterior does not reflect the highly decorated interiors. The palace and Parco Chigi were ceded to the Commune in 1988 by the prince Agostino Chigi Albani della Rovere, and now served as a host of exhibitions and events. It hosts the Museo del Barocco Romano encompassed by some of the remaining Chigi family collections. These include the following paintings:

Four Seasons by Mario de’ Fiori in collaboration with Carlo Maratti, Bernardino Mei, Giacinto Brandi, Giovanni Maria Morandi, and Filippo Lauri Allegory of the Senses by Pier Francesco Mola Preparatory sketches (cartoons) for mosaics of the cupola of St Peter's Basilica by Cavalier d’Arpino I “feudi Chigi con cani levrieri by Michelangelo Pace also called “il Campidoglio” Finti arazzi commissioned by Cardinal Ottoboni from Domenico Paradisi, Michelangelo Ricciolini and Francesco Borgognone for the Palazzo della Cancelleria Finti arazzi con giochi di putti by Giovanni Battista Magni “il Modanino”; Landscapes by Jos de Momper, Tempestino, and Egidio de Monte Pindar and Pan by Salvator Rosa Blessed Giovanni Chigi in penitence by Giovanni Battista Gaulli called "Il Baciccio" Marine landscape with St Augustine by Jos de Momper and Alessandro Mattia da Farnese.

Text adapted from “Palazzo Chigi of Ariccia” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Palazzo Chigi of Ariccia ranks #5,571 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #400 of the 624 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 596 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,364 times in the last 60 days, more than 64% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 25,000 visitors in 2022. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Latina, 28 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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