Palazzo Besta
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Palazzo Besta is a Renaissance
building in Teglio
, in the province of Sondrio
, Lombardy
, northern Italy.
It was built by the Besta family around 1433, commissioned by Azzo I and Azzo II Besta, perhaps over a pre-existing medieval edifice. Later it was owned by the Guicciardi, Quadrio and Parravicini families. It is now owned by Lombardy.
The interior has a rectangular court with a double loggia
, frescoed walls (c. 1540-1630) and an octagonal well. In the first floor, all the rooms are frescoed with mythological themes, most of them from the Aeneid
, the Orlando Furioso
and the Bible. One, by Giuseppe Prina
, portrays the Queen of Sheba received by King Solomon
.
In the lower ground is housed the "Antiquarium Tellinum" Museum, housing prehistorical slabs.
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
building in Teglio
Teglio
Teglio is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km east of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland....
, in the province of Sondrio
Province of Sondrio
The Province of Sondrio is in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the town of Sondrio.It has an area of 3,212 km², and a total population of 176,856...
, Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, northern Italy.
It was built by the Besta family around 1433, commissioned by Azzo I and Azzo II Besta, perhaps over a pre-existing medieval edifice. Later it was owned by the Guicciardi, Quadrio and Parravicini families. It is now owned by Lombardy.
The interior has a rectangular court with a double loggia
Loggia
Loggia is the name given to an architectural feature, originally of Minoan design. They are often a gallery or corridor at ground level, sometimes higher, on the facade of a building and open to the air on one side, where it is supported by columns or pierced openings in the wall...
, frescoed walls (c. 1540-1630) and an octagonal well. In the first floor, all the rooms are frescoed with mythological themes, most of them from the Aeneid
Aeneid
The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of roughly 10,000 lines in dactylic hexameter...
, the Orlando Furioso
Orlando Furioso
Orlando Furioso is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532...
and the Bible. One, by Giuseppe Prina
Giuseppe Prina
Count Giuseppe Prina was an Italian statesman killed in the Milan riots of 1814.- Biography :Prina gave early evidence of his rare talent. After studying at the University of Pavia, he became a doctor of law in 1789...
, portrays the Queen of Sheba received by King Solomon
Solomon
Solomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
.
In the lower ground is housed the "Antiquarium Tellinum" Museum, housing prehistorical slabs.