The Palazzo Marigliano, also known as Palazzo di Capua is a Renaissance-style palace in Central Naples, Italy. It is located on the Via San Biagio dei Librai number 39.
The palace was designed by Giovanni Donadio, known as il Mormando, and built in 1512-1513. This palace replaced a prior home belonging to Bartolomeo di Capua, Prince of Riccia and Count of Altavilla. The structure has been modified over the years.
Two marble tablets in the entry portal recall historical associations of the palace.
In the mid-1750s, the palace was refurbished by Bartolommeo di Capua. He commissioned from Francesco de Mura, frescoes for the ballroom, recalling the exploits of his similarly named father in battles with King Charles VII of Naples (Charles III of Spain). At the 1744 Battle of Velletri, Bartolomeo the elder sacrificed his life by providing the King with a horse. The work was heavily damaged by bombardment during 1942. Other paintings inside are allegorical scenes (1765) by Giovanni Battista Maffei. [1]
With the end of the family line of Capua the house passed on to a second son of Sanserverino di Bisognano, count of Saponara. In the 19th century, they sold palace to Francesco Saverio Marigliano, duke of Monte. In the hall of Armor, the walls are painted heraldic symbols of families related to the Marigliano family. The private chapel has a fresco by Maffei. [2]
Today much of the palace is occupied by the Soprintendenza Archivistica della Campania. [3]
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