Palazzo Alberti - Colico
Palazzo Alberti-Colico
Designed in the 16th century, this building has a very interesting façade in which Renaissance and late-medieval elements coexist in harmony. Not to be missed.
Created in 1532 by the merger of two adjoining houses into a single building, Palazzo Alberti-Colico immediately impresses visitors with its spectacular façade: it is characterised by the superimposition of sixteenth-century frescoes and pre-existing paintings from the previous century. Significant are the floral motifs and the ancient friezes that denote the influence of Venetian colourism. Very interesting is the overall facade that features a balcony and a monogram of San Bernardino supported by two angels sculpted in relief, which stands out on the portal. The multiple and complex architectural structures of the building testify to the numerous changes of ownership and the various renovations.
The façade is characterised by the overlapping of sixteenth-century frescoes with fifteenth-century pre-existing ones. Floral motifs and antique friezes denote the influence of Venetian colourism.
The score of the façade, the result of the amalgamation of two pre-existing medieval lots, is enriched by the insertion of the balcony with mullioned windows and the trifora in axis with the portal, surmounted by the monogram of San Bernardino supported by two angels sculpted in relief. During the Council, the palace hosted various personalities including the cardinal legates Girolamo Seripando, a famous Augustinian theologian, and Bernardo Navagero, bishop of Verona.
