Palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini
Palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini, also called Palazzo Campanella, rises from via Garibaldi as a testament to Genoa’s Rolli era. Built starting in 1562 for Baldassarre Lomellini, a banker to King Philip II of Spain, it was designed by Giovanni Ponzello, the chamber architect who also shaped Palazzo Tursi. Andrea Semino painted its halls with Roman myth, anchoring the palace in the grand Baroque-to-Renaissance interior culture of the city. The building’s façade was largely rebuilt in later centuries; today only the white marble portal by Taddeo Carlone remains, bearing the inscription venturi non immemor aevi. Engravings by Rubens in 1622 provide one of the clearest glimpses of its original appearance. …
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