At the center of Valpantena, north of Verona is located in the village of Grezzana Cuzzi at the Villa Allegri Arvedi family residence since 1824.
At the center of Valpantena, north of Verona is located in the village of Grezzana Cuzzi at the Villa Allegri Arvedi family residence since 1824. It is a baroque building built around 1656 by brothers Giovanni Battista Bianchi Allegro from Verona, belonging to a family of stonecutters, on pre-existing fourteenth and sixteenth Nogarola and therefore belonged to the Dal complex structured around a quadrangle presents the main facade of the valley, enriched by a portico with five lights regent large terrace surrounded by balustrade. The middle section, punctuated by columns and telamons, culminating in a penthouse with a balustrade decorated with statues. Two wings, with terraces in turn protected by balustrades with statues, the main body to connect the two side towers. The front secondary lines easier, made a horseshoe, facing the courtyard. This, surrounded by bodies of service, was completed by exedra, placed in front of the villa, at the center stairway opens double ramp leading to the chapel of St. Charles Borromeo side balconies and central pediment. Of great interest from the formal garden design that took multiple stresses in front of the villa on a terrace to buttress. To the north facade overlooking the garden extends in orthogonal wing that houses a combined aviary and another in cave deposits, statues and ponds, which serves as a conservatory. Inside, the house retains a room on the ground frescoes, much repainted, attributed to Paolo Farinati. Other rooms are decorated with hand fascias six-eighteenth century, given to Verona and Plum St. Joseph Falezza. Considerable ceilings painted beams. On the main floor, which leads an impressive staircase, it requires the large main hall with double height painted around 700 of the '20s, French Louis Dorigny and an unknown quadraturist you must elaborate architecture of illusion . Dorigny are allegories of the zodiacal signs and the struggles of Giants in the lower register of the room, and the two great b
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Location: Valpantena, Verona Grezzana Villa Allegri Arvedi Veneto, Italy
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