Palazzo Monaldeschi, Orvieto

It is located about a block north of the church of San Francesco on Via Beato Angelico #52, corner with Via di Maurizio.

The prominent Monaldeschi family has various palaces in Central Italy, and exerted significant power in medieval Orvieto.

[1] The palaces was enlarged (1574-1575) after the reign of Pope Pius IV by Ippolito Scalza, who designed ten windows for the facade (1572) as well as some internal refurbishments.

The colorfulquadro riportati with Trompe-l'œil architecture and statues depict the signs of the zodiac, the constellations, and also mythologic scenes including Amore and Psyche, Kronus, Apollo and Daphne, Icarus, and Astrea and Prometheus.

Orazio da Marsciano acquired the palace in the early 17th century, and it remained in his family for over 200 years.