Palazzo Sturm, 18th century palace in Bassano del Grappa, Italy.
Palazzo Sturm is a seven-story building along the Brenta riverbank with over seventy rooms whose interiors are decorated with frescoes and stucco ornamentation. The ground floor and upper levels display collections of prints, ceramics, and other artworks distributed across the building's spaces.
A silk merchant named Vincenzo Ferrari commissioned architect Daniello Bernardi to build this structure in the mid-1700s, integrating earlier walls dating to the 15th century into the new design. The resulting building reflected the wealth and ambitions of its original owner.
The palace is named after its last owning family and now houses two specialized collections that document the region's artistic crafts. The rooms show how local society valued and practiced artistic skills across centuries.
Access to the collections spans multiple floors, with prints starting on the ground level and ceramics located on upper levels. Visitors should be prepared to use stairs since the building does not have modern elevators.
The ceiling paintings by Giorgio Anselmi from the mid-1700s show mythological scenes and allegories connected to the family's silk trade. These artistic details point to the business activities that created the household's wealth.
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