Palazzo Canossa, Renaissance palace in Verona, Italy
Palazzo Canossa is a Mannerist palace on Corso Cavour in Verona, commissioned by the Marquises of Canossa from architect Michele Sanmicheli in 1527. Its ground floor is marked by rusticated ashlar blocks at the sides of the facade, while the piano nobile uses shallow relief to create vertical rhythm broken by mezzanine windows. A portico precedes the entrance.
The palace was built starting in 1527 for the Marquises of Canossa, a powerful family in northern Italy. During the 19th century, the building served as a residence for several European rulers who visited Verona.
The Canossa family brought Verona's leading painters to decorate the palace halls, among them Paolo Veronese, Battista del Moro and Bernardino India. Giambattista Tiepolo's Apotheosis of Hercules hung in the ballroom until World War II damage destroyed it.
The palace sits along Corso Cavour, a main street that is easy to explore on foot from either direction. Nearby you will find Castelvecchio and Arco dei Gavi, which makes for a convenient walk to see multiple landmarks.
The palace's festival hall held Giambattista Tiepolo's Apotheosis of Hercules, lost when the building was damaged in World War II. The Canossa also employed Paolo Veronese, Battista del Moro and Bernardino India to decorate the rooms.
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