Palazzo Gio Carlo Brignole
Palazzo Gio Carlo Brignole stands as one of Genoa’s Rolli palaces, a designated host for high-ranking visitors during the Republic’s state visits. The building, rebuilt in 1671 by Gio. Carlo Brignole, expanded its family holdings by annexing several neighboring houses, and remained in Brignole hands before passing to the Durazzo in the mid-19th century. Its original entrance faced the vico di Santa Maria degli Angeli, with the current façade and piazza entrance established after the opening of Strada Nuovissima in 1778–1786, when two telamoni by Filippo Parodi—created in 1671—were placed to mark the entrance from the garden side. The main interior features frescoes by Gregorio De Ferrari and his son Lorenzo, including Flora, Prometheus giving life to a statue, Aurora, and Diana in pursuit of Endymion. …
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