On the first noble floor, a large Greek cross-shaped hall, entirely frescoed, welcomes you. Its frescoes, created around 1650 by Luca Ferrari, known as Luca da Reggio, and Lorenzo Bedogni, tell stories of origins and legends, including founding myths and ancient symbols. It was Benedetto Selvatico, doctor and academic, who conceived the entire iconographic program, taking inspiration from the foundation of Padua by Antenore and drawing on the allegories of Cesare Ripa. The result is a harmonious and cultured narrative cycle, in which history, art and beauty intertwine in a single, intense vision.
The frescoed hall
