Villa Marescalchi, 18th-century villa in Casalecchio di Reno, Italy.
Villa Marescalchi is a mid-18th-century villa built by Count Vincenzo Marescalchi on the Bologna hills near Casalecchio di Reno. One side is bordered by an English-style wood of horse chestnuts, holm oaks, plane trees and old oaks; the other by a garden and a portico running along the farm rooms to the main entrance. Vineyards surround the wooded slope.
Count Vincenzo Marescalchi built the villa in the mid-18th century. A 1945 bombing raid during World War II severely damaged it, and the interior paintings attributed to the Bolognese painter Cesare Baglioni were lost. Through the marriage of Matilde Marescalchi to Count Guido Carlo Visconti di Modrone, the villa passed to the Visconti di Modrone family, which still owns it.
The estate maintains active vineyards that connect the property to the agricultural ways of Emilia-Romagna, keeping old farming traditions alive. People in the region still recognize the place as part of their local heritage and its role in the land's development.
The property is located at Via Antonio Marescalchi 13 in Casalecchio di Reno and remains in private ownership of the Visconti di Modrone family. Those who wish to see it should explore the surrounding hills where the facade and grounds are partly visible from nearby roads.
The interior once held frescoes by Bolognese painter Cesare Baglioni that were destroyed during the 1945 bombing raids. These artworks are now known only through historical records and documents, revealing how much the interior was altered by wartime damage.
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