Palazzo Marchi, Neoclassical palace in Parma, Italy
Palazzo Marchi is a neoclassical palace at Strada della Repubblica 57 in Parma, built 1770–1774 to a design by Giovanni Furlani. Its symmetrical main facade is clad in false rustication, with a portal flanked by two Doric marble columns supporting a balustraded balcony. Inside, a square courtyard is ringed by a round-arched portico on tall Doric columns, and the piano nobile rooms carry stucco work by Giocondo Albertolli.
Duke Scipione Grillo commissioned the building around 1770 to display his wealth and power. The Marchi family acquired it in the 19th century and gave the palace its current name.
The palace's name comes from the Marchi family, who bought it in 1859 and restored it over the following decades. Since November 2021 part of the piano nobile has been open as a museum route, rehung in October 2023, showing the family's furnishings, silver, ceramics, prints and paintings, with Parmigianino's San Rocco on permanent display. Temporary exhibitions are also held here, such as Yuval Avital's Persona in autumn 2022.
The building sits at a central location in Parma's heart and is easy to reach on foot from other attractions. The exterior facade is clearly visible from the street and gives a good view of the neoclassical style.
The grand staircase inside dates to the palace's original construction and displays 18th-century craftsmanship in its details. The internal courtyard also retains original features that are rarely preserved as well as they are in this building.
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