Palazzo della Penna

The Palace is expanded on the remains of the roman amphytheatre and has suffered various architectonical intervetnions in the XVII century. Its monumental facade is aligned with the medieval citi-wall and with the urbica door called "dei Vibi". The inside recalls a stratification of various historic periods, while the frescos are of neo-classic epoch. From the 1874 the Palace entertained one of the most esteemed collects of art of Perugia that included works of Barocchi, Bassano, Bellini, Bronzino, Canaletto, Caravaggio, Carracci, Pietro da Cortona, Giorgione, Guercino, Michelangelo, Perugino, Poussin, Raffaello, Reni, Rosa and Signorelli. The collection was subsequently put in sale by Fabrizio Ricci delle Penna, in consequence of some legal events. At the present the Palace della Penna is seat of numerous temporary exhibitions and entertains two standing collections.