Palazzo Reale (Genoa)

The Royal Palace is a historic palace in the Italian city of Genoa.

Its premises are now used as an art gallery and its adjacent park, he is considered one of the most impressive museums in the city.

The building is located in Via Balbi, near the university seat and the railway station Genova Principe. The architecture of the palace is in the 16th - 17th Century and has retained its historic treasures, from the frescoes on the stucco, to the paintings and the furniture of the time.

The Art Gallery

The palace has retained the original furniture of its long history as far as possible. In the halls Genoese, Piedmontese and French furniture can be seen from the 17th to the 20th century. Among the frescoes are works of Valerio Castello and Andrea Sighizzi (La Fama dei Balbi ), Angelo Michele Colonna and Agostino Mitelli ( Spring sells the winter) and Giovanni Battista Carlone ( Manda Giustizia sulla Terra ).

On the two Beletagen than 200 paintings are on display, ranging from artists at the Genoese, such as Bernardo Strozzi, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Giovanni Battista Gaulli and Domenico Fiasella up to the masters Bassano, Tintoretto, Luca Giordano, Anthony van Dyck, Ferdinand Voet and Guercino.

Finally, the visitor is free to a sculpture collection to the public. Among the ancient both, as well as modern pieces are also statues by the Baroque artist Filippo Parodi.