Description
Palazzo Sordi is a Baroque palace on Via Pomponazzo, in the center of Mantua, built in 1680 for the Marquises Sordi by the Flemish architect Frans Geffels. It is a private residence, but the facade alone is worth the detour.
The facade is long and densely decorated: two floors of paired windows, a balustrade separating them and, below, pilasters of smooth and carved rustication topped by the Sordi coat of arms.
On the right-hand corner is the bust of the patron, Marquis Benedetto Sordi, who was treasurer to Duke Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga-Nevers.
Inside are a grand staircase that Giovan Battista Barberini decorated with putti and vases, a courtyard with a large arched balcony between two half-length figures and, on the main floor, two halls with stucco and frescoes, known as the Hall of the Ages and the Hall of Belgrade.
The facade is long and densely decorated: two floors of paired windows, a balustrade separating them and, below, pilasters of smooth and carved rustication topped by the Sordi coat of arms.
On the right-hand corner is the bust of the patron, Marquis Benedetto Sordi, who was treasurer to Duke Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga-Nevers.
Inside are a grand staircase that Giovan Battista Barberini decorated with putti and vases, a courtyard with a large arched balcony between two half-length figures and, on the main floor, two halls with stucco and frescoes, known as the Hall of the Ages and the Hall of Belgrade.