Palazzo Segardi, Siena

The Palazzo Sergardi is an 18th-century urban palace located on Via Montanini #110 in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy; the palace is best known for its late 18th century Neoclassical frescoes by Luigi Ademollo.

Plaque near entrance portal

The palace was commissioned in 1744 by Fabio Sergardi based on designs in a late Baroque, early Neoclassical style by Paolo Posi. The entrance portal has a broken pediment. The main floor has a small theater. In addition various rooms contain frescoes depicting the Rape of the Sabines; Apollo; and The Marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne, painted by Ademollo in 1794-1795.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Short description of palace during 2009.

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