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 Magni-Griffi Palace (1783) Amministrazione Servizi al cittadino Turismo e cultura Manifestazioni Eventi  English version

It is a clear example of 18th century Classicism that with its scanty and essential structure foretells the coming of the Neoclassicism.
Every ornamental-plastic model on the façade disappears and only the structure of the cornices, with its composite interplay of the tympans (curvilinear and triangular), gives the palace its sober elegance.
But it is in the hall and in the main stair that the scenographical baroque taste comes back to animate the space with suggestive atmospheres, thanks to the wise interplay of columns and banisters that filter the light coming from the inner courtyard.

Text of M. Marchini

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