Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande, Historic palace in central Bologna, Italy.

Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande is a noble residence in central Bologna decorated with elaborate frescoes painted by leading Baroque artists. The interior spaces feature detailed wall paintings and artistic ornamentation that showcase the craftsmanship of the period.

Count Odoardo Pepoli, who received the senatorial title in 1653, commissioned the palace; after his death in 1680, work continued from 1683 under his nephew Ercole and then Alessandro. Giovanni Battista Albertoni designed the Via Castiglione facade, while Giuseppe Antonio Torri completed the Via Clavature facade in 1709. The Campogrande family later owned it, and in the 1970s Edvige Campogrande donated the piano nobile to Bologna.

The palace shows how the nobility of Bologna lived and what they valued, with rooms designed to display wealth and refined taste. The frescoed walls and decorated spaces reflect the lifestyle and artistic interests of the family who commissioned them.

The palace is closed for restoration, with reopening planned for 2026; check before travelling. It is the branch of the Pinacoteca Nazionale, whose main seat is on via Belle Arti, and it also houses the photographic archive of the SBSAE of Bologna. The entrance is at Via Castiglione 7, opposite the medieval Palazzo Pepoli Vecchio.

The Salone d'onore ceiling, painted by Domenico Maria Canuti between 1669 and 1671, shows the Apotheosis of Hercules set against painted architecture by Domenico Santi, called il Mengazzino. Canuti also painted two stucco-framed ovals (1665) on the staircase vault showing Taddeo Pepoli made Lord of Bologna and confirmed as Apostolic Vicar.