Curiosa Thursday: Palazzo Zuccari

Just down the street from the Spanish Steps is this fabulous doorway of the Palazzo Zuccari. Art historians refer to the period immediately after the High Renaissance as the Mannerist period. The artwork of this period (1520-1600) is often referred to as surprising, peculiar, or unexpected, and the doorway to the Palazzo Zuccari certainly embodies that.

Today the building houses a library for art historians.

If this style of art is interesting to you, consider exploring the Gardens of Bomarzo, also known as the "Park of the Monsters," located just outside Rome.

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Are you interested in seeing this?

• Yes!
• If there is time.
• It doesn't really call to me.

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