Gravina-Pace Palace - Caltagirone
Town Hall Square. Former Bonanno house, barons of Polino. The palace in its oldest nucleus can certainly be dated to the years preceding the earthquake of 1693; of this phase it preserves a long corner balcony on twenty-six corbels in carved stone, dating back to the seventeenth century. Another seven corbels were added at a later date in the part of the façade overlooking the Town Hall square. The intaglio work of the corbels is attributed to Giandomenico Gagini and his son Antonuzzo. There are represented figures of sphinxes, mermaids, monsters and other fantastic animals, as was tradition in all the baroque-style decorations put in place for similar buildings, which developed further in the reconstruction of the centers of the Val di Noto after the earthquake of 1693.
Card insertion: Ignatius Caloggero
Photo: Ignazio Caloggero
Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero, Web
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