The Palazzo Asmundo is a late-Baroque aristocratic residence located on via Vittorio Emanuele, corner Via Pietro Novelli #3, in central Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. The palace front faces the piazza and garden on the south flank of the Cathedral of Palermo. The privately owned palace is presently a museum and exhibition space.
The palace was originally built in 1615 for a Doctor Baliana. Construction continued for over a century, and was not completed until 1767 when it was owned by Giuseppe Asmundo, the then Presidente di Giustizia and Marquess of Sessa. Prior to coming into possession by the Asmundo family, it was owned by the Joppolo family of the Princes of Sant'Elia. A plaque on the palace claims that the Daughter of king Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies was housed in this palace starting in 1806, when they were exiled from Naples by the Napoleonic army
The interior stuccoes were made by followers of Giacomo Serpotta, and much of the interior frescoes were painted by Gioacchino Martorana. The entrance appears to be from Via Pietro Novelli, since the main facade is cluttered with souvenir shops.
The interior of the palace retains some of the original stucco and fresco decoration, and houses an eclectic collection of items amassed by the Martorana family, the present owners. These include Sicilian ceramics and a porcelain collection; maps and postcards, and a coin collection. [1] [2]
The Church of St. Mary of the Admiral, also called Martorana, is the seat of the Parish of San Nicolò dei Greci, overlooking the Piazza Bellini, next to the Norman church of San Cataldo and facing the Baroque church of Santa Caterina, in Palermo, Italy.
The Villa Spedalotto is the country home of the Paternò di Spedalotto family. The villa is situated on a hill surrounded by olive groves at Bagheria, near Palermo in Sicily. As all the Villas in Bagheria, it was built as a country house, and was traditionally used by the family only during the spring and autumn. While considered a national monument, it remains a private residence.
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Gioacchino Martorana was a Sicilian painter. He was the son of Pietro Martorana and a member of an extended family of decorators and artists from Palermo.
Pietro Martorana (1705–1759) was a Sicilian painter. He was the father of Gioacchino Martorana and a member of an extended family of decorators and artists from Palermo.
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