Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano

The Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano is a Baroque palace located on Via Toledo number 185 in the quartiere San Ferdinando of central Naples, Italy. It is also called the Palazzo Zevallos or Palazzo Colonna di Stigliano, and since 2014 serves as a museum of artworks, mainly spanning the 17th through the early 20th centuries, sponsored by the Cultural Project of the bank Intesa Sanpaolo. This museum is linked to the Museum or Gallerie di Piazza Scala in Milan and the Museum at Palazzo Leoni Montanari in Vicenza, also owned by the Bank.

Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano
Façade
Established1989 (1989)
LocationVia Toledo 185, Napoli, Italy
Coordinates40.8397°N 14.2486°E / 40.8397; 14.2486
TypeArt museum, Historic site
Websitewww.palazzozevallos.com

History

The palace was commissioned by Giovanni Zevallos, Duke of Ostuni. The palace was built between 1637 and 1639 after a design by Cosimo Fanzago. The palace was damaged during the 1646 Revolution of Masaniello, and in 1653 sold to the Flemish merchant Jan van den Eynde, at the time one of the richest men in Naples.[1][2][3] Jan van den Eynde and his son Ferdinand wholly renovated the palace, with the help of the architect-friar Bonaventura Presti.[4][5]

Arms of the unification of the Houses of Colonna (left) and Van den Eynde (right) standing above the gate of the Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano

Van den Eynde, who was also the owner of one of largest art collections in the Napoletano, filled the palace with a colossal collection of paintings, by artist such as Leonard Bramer, Giacinto Brandi, Jan van Boeckhorst, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Paul Bril, Viviano Codazzi, Aniello Falcone, Guercino, David de Haen, Pieter van Laer, Jan Miel, Cornelius van Poelenburch, Cornelis Schut, Goffredo Wals, Bartolomeo Passante, Mattia Preti, Pieter Paul Rubens, Carlo Saraceni, Massimo Stanzione, Van Dyck, Simon Vouet, Pieter de Witte and many others.[1][6][7][8][9][10][11] Jan van den Eynde's granddaughter, Giovanna van den Eynde, daughter of the Marquess Ferdinand, married the Prince of Sonnino, Giuliano Colonna, who then inherited the palace in 1688.[2][3] The palace still bears the Arms of unification of the Van den Eynde and Colonna over its gate.[12]

Interior courtyard.

Over the decades following the end of the 19th century, the palace was acquired by the Banca Commerciale Italiana, and reconstruction was pursued under architect Luigi Platania. The facade acquired its present look, and a monumental marble staircase was installed, which is surrounded by 19th century frescoes by Giuseppe Cammarano and Gennaro Maldarelli. The frescoes include Cammarano's Apotheosis of Sappho (1832). The courtyard was made into a stunning covered public hall vaulted by a glass ceiling with a floral motifs. The palace became a public museum and gallery. In 2001 Banca Intesa, became the Intesa Sanpaolo.

Collections

Among the works contained in the gallery are:[13]

40.8397°N 14.2486°E / 40.8397; 14.2486

References
  1. "Mediterranean Masterpieces - This Collection Tells the Story of Naples Through Its Art". Vice Media. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. Ruotolo, Renato (1982). Mercanti-collezionisti fiamminghi a Napoli: Gaspare Roomer e i Vandeneynden. Massa Lubrense Napoli - Scarpati. pp. 5–55.
  3. Maria Grazia Lanzano. "6. Dai Coppola ai Lentini". Dizionario Dialettale di Gallicchio. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. Attanasio, Sergio (1985). La Villa Carafa di Belvedere al Vomero. Napoli SEN. pp. 1–110.
  5. La Gala, Antonio (2004). Vomero. Storia e storie. Guida. pp. 5–150.
  6. De Rose, Aurelio (2001). I palazzi di Napoli. Newton & Compton. ISBN 88-541-0122-2.
  7. Intesa San Paolo AA.VV. (2008). Gallerie di Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano. Intesa Sanpaolo.
  8. Arte'm AA.VV. (2014). Gallerie di Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano. Intesa Sanpaolo. ISBN 978-88-569-0432-1.
  9. Mazzoleni, Donatella (2007). I palazzi di Napoli. Arsenale Editrice. ISBN 88-7743-269-1.
  10. G.Porzio, G.J. van der Sman (2018). ‘La quadreria Vandeneynden' 'La collezione di un principe'. A. Denunzio. pp. 51–76.
  11. Stoesser, Alison (2018). Tra Rubens e van Dyck: i legami delle famiglie de Wael, Vandeneynden e Roomer. pp. 41–49.
  12. "Nobili Napoletani". Nobili Napoletani.it. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  13. Official website of Gallerie d'Italia.
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