History and description
The building has a historic core dating back to the 16th century, which was enlarged between the 17th and 18th centuries with the addition of an enclosed structure on Via Amedei by the Roman Giovanni Ruggeri. [1] The more historic central courtyard survives today, featuring a portico on all four sides characterized by columns with terracotta lintels and roundels on the spandrels.
The later addition created a second courtyard connected to the inner courtyard by a loggia with six columns. Inside, there is a fine staircase with a wrought-iron parapet leading to the main floor, where the master's apartments were located, adorned with stucco and wall decorations. The eighteenth-century façade was originally constructed in rough brick and later plastered. Access to the building is provided by an elegant arched doorway, surmounted by a fine wrought-iron Baroque balcony. At the end of the 18th century, the coats of arms on the terracotta medallions in the spandrels of the arches were lost, chiselled away by the partisans of the Cisalpine Republic. However, according to Paolo Mezzanotte, [2] the hanging capitals bear a strong resemblance to those removed from the great cloister of the Monastery of Santa Maria del Lentasio.
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