Palazzo Zani, Bologna

Palazzo Zani is a Renaissance palace on via Santo Stefano 56 in central Bologna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.

The Zani family once owned the Madonna of the Rose by Parmigianino, sold in 1732, and now in the collection at Dresden.

The Reni fresco is surrounded by later embellishments including the Four Elements at the angles by Gaetano Gandolfi, and quadratura by Serafino Barozzi.

The bas-reliefs over the doors, illustring events of the myth of Phaeton were completed in the 19th century by Vincenzo Testoni.

[1] In 1745 The palace was acquired by the Abbot Pier Antonio Odorici, treasurer of Pope Benedict XIV.