Palazzo Vescovile | Salone degli Arazzi
Piazza Sordello 15, Mantova
A refined eighteenth-century hall located in the heart of the city, in Piazza Sordello, next to the Cathedral. The palace was built between 1756 and 1765 by the Marquis Bianchi, on pre-existing fourteenth-century structures, and later became the bishop’s residence and the seat of the Curia in 1824.
The hall takes its name from a series of early eighteenth-century Flemish tapestries with mythological and bucolic themes, once owned by Bishop Giambattista Pergen. These tapestries enrich the space, which also features vaulted ceilings decorated with stuccowork and frescoes, as well as a striking double-flight staircase.
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