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'''Villa Cattaneo''', also known as '''Villa dell'Olmo''' o '''Villa Delle Piane''' is a historical aristocratic ] in the Cornigliano Campi neighborhood in ], Italy. '''Villa Cattaneo''', also known as '''Villa dell'Olmo''' o '''Villa Cattaneo Delle Piane dell'Olmo''' is a historical aristocratic ] in the Cornigliano Campi neighborhood in ], Italy.


== History and Description == == History ==
The "dell'Olmo" settlement in ] Campi, adjacent to the fourteenth-century ], belonged to the ] family from the ]. After several ownership changes, the ] family, heirs of the Grimaldi, rebuilt the building as a suburban manor in the 17th century<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190753/http://www.fondazioneansaldo.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=215&Itemid=89}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2015-06-13 |title=Villa Cattaneo Dell'Olmo - FoscaGeWiki |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613184343/http://www.fosca.unige.it/gewiki/index.php/Villa_Cattaneo_Dell'Olmo |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>. The "dell'Olmo" (] for "of the ]") settlement in ] Campi, adjacent to the fourteenth-century ], belonged to the ] family from the ]. After several ownership changes, the ] family, heirs of the Grimaldi, rebuilt the building as a suburban manor in the 17th century.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190753/http://www.fondazioneansaldo.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=215&Itemid=89}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2015-06-13 |title=Villa Cattaneo Dell'Olmo - FoscaGeWiki |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613184343/http://www.fosca.unige.it/gewiki/index.php/Villa_Cattaneo_Dell'Olmo |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>] (1963)]]
In ], the villa was purchased by the industrial group ], which already owned most of the surrounding lands, previously agricultural but later converted into an industrial site. Following the restoration of the interior and the reinforcement of the floors, using techniques that preserved the original frescoed ], the villa became the ] of the Ansaldo Historical Archive, now known as the ]<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/>], "L'Equilibrio", and ]'s frescoes in the atrium of villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo]]
]Today, the villa is open to the public and hosts activities for the acquisition, conservation, digitization and enhancement of the historical archives of the present and former affiliates to the Ansaldo Group (now ]), as well as cultural and artistic events and exhibitions.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Fondazione Ansaldo |url=https://www.fondazioneansaldo.it/index.php/home/scopri-la-fondazione-ansaldo-a-genova |url-status=live |website=Fondazione Ansaldo |language=it-it}}</ref>
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== Description ==
The structure and layout of the villa are inspired by the ]'s compositional model typical of the style of many ] palaces and villas, characterized by simple cubic lines and proportions, also recognizable in the ] in ] and the suburban villas in ]. The internal layout keeps the collective areas, including the ] on the first floor, separate from the private rooms and the ] on the main floor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190753/http://www.fondazioneansaldo.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=215&Itemid=89}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2015-06-13 |title=Villa Cattaneo Dell'Olmo - FoscaGeWiki |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613184343/http://www.fosca.unige.it/gewiki/index.php/Villa_Cattaneo_Dell'Olmo |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The structure and layout of the villa are inspired by the ]'s compositional model typical of the style of many ] palaces and villas, characterized by simple cubic lines and proportions, also recognizable in the ] in ] and the suburban villas in ]. The internal layout keeps the collective areas, including the ] on the first floor, separate from the private rooms and the ] on the main floor.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/>


The decorations of the interior, committed to ] and his workshop in the mid-], subdivides the internal spaces through the use of ] techniques in the atrium and the main ], culminating in the Arcadian and ] ] in the ballroom. The later ] decoration of the noble floor rooms and the chapel, dating to the end of the century, integrates harmoniously with the previous pictorial cycle.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190753/http://www.fondazioneansaldo.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=215&Itemid=89}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2015-06-13 |title=Villa Cattaneo Dell'Olmo - FoscaGeWiki |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613184343/http://www.fosca.unige.it/gewiki/index.php/Villa_Cattaneo_Dell'Olmo |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The decorations of the interior, committed to ] and his workshop in the mid-], subdivides the internal spaces through the use of ] techniques in the atrium and the main ], culminating in the Arcadian and ]ological ]es in the ballroom. The later ] decoration of the noble floor rooms and the chapel, dating to the end of the century, integrates harmoniously with the previous pictorial cycle.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/>
] (1963)]]
], "L'Equilibrio", and Giacomo Antonio Boni's frescoes in the atrium of villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo]]
The frescoes in the ground floor lounges, added in the ] after a change of ownership, represent the last decorative contribution to the villa, along with a new visual arrangement of the surrounding park, including the still-existing tree-lined avenue.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190753/http://www.fondazioneansaldo.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=215&Itemid=89}}</ref>
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In ], the villa was purchased by the industrial group ], which already owned most of the surrounding lands, previously agricultural but later converted into an industrial site. Following the restoration of the interior and the reinforcement of the floors, using techniques that preserved the original frescoed ], the villa became the ] of the Ansaldo Historical Archive, now known as the ]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190753/http://www.fondazioneansaldo.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=215&Itemid=89}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2015-06-13 |title=Villa Cattaneo Dell'Olmo - FoscaGeWiki |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613184343/http://www.fosca.unige.it/gewiki/index.php/Villa_Cattaneo_Dell'Olmo |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>


The frescoes in the ground floor lounges, added in the ] after a change of ownership, represent the last decorative contribution to the villa, along with a new visual arrangement of the surrounding park, including the still-existing tree-lined avenue.<ref name=":0"/>
Today, the villa is open to the public and hosts activities for the acquisition, conservation, digitization and enhancement of the historical archives of the present and former affiliates to the Ansaldo Group (now ]), as well as cultural and artistic events and exhibitions..<ref>{{Cite web |author=web-Editor |title=Fondazione Ansaldo |url=https://www.fondazioneansaldo.it/index.php/home/scopri-la-fondazione-ansaldo-a-genova |website=Fondazione Ansaldo |language=it-it}}</ref>
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* De Negri, Emmina, Cesare Fera, Luciano Grossi Bianchi e Ennio Poleggi. ''Catalogo delle Ville Genovesi'' (Genova: Italia Nostra, 1967). * De Negri, Emmina, Cesare Fera, Luciano Grossi Bianchi e Ennio Poleggi. ''Catalogo delle Ville Genovesi'' (Genova: Italia Nostra, 1967).

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Building in Corso Ferdinando Maria Perrone, Genova
Villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo
Alternative namesVilla dell'Olmo, Villa Cattaneo Delle Piane dell'Olmo
General information
AddressCorso Ferdinando Maria Perrone, 118
Town or cityGenova
Coordinates44°25′01″N 8°56′09″E / 44.4170240°N 8.9358336°E / 44.4170240; 8.9358336
Estimated completion17th century
OwnerCattaneo; Ansaldo Foundation

Villa Cattaneo, also known as Villa dell'Olmo o Villa Cattaneo Delle Piane dell'Olmo is a historical aristocratic villa in the Cornigliano Campi neighborhood in Genoa, Italy.

History

The "dell'Olmo" (Italian for "of the elm") settlement in Cornigliano Campi, adjacent to the fourteenth-century Abbey of San Niccolò del Boschetto, belonged to the Grimaldi family from the 15th century. After several ownership changes, the Cattaneo family, heirs of the Grimaldi, rebuilt the building as a suburban manor in the 17th century.

Main facade, Paolo Monti (1963)

In 1978, the villa was purchased by the industrial group Ansaldo, which already owned most of the surrounding lands, previously agricultural but later converted into an industrial site. Following the restoration of the interior and the reinforcement of the floors, using techniques that preserved the original frescoed vaults, the villa became the headquarters of the Ansaldo Historical Archive, now known as the Ansaldo Foundation

Rino Valido, "L'Equilibrio", and Giacomo Antonio Boni's frescoes in the atrium of villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo
Giacomo Antonio Boni, frescoes of the main floor, villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo

Today, the villa is open to the public and hosts activities for the acquisition, conservation, digitization and enhancement of the historical archives of the present and former affiliates to the Ansaldo Group (now Leonardo), as well as cultural and artistic events and exhibitions.

Giacomo Antonio Boni, frescoes of the main floor, villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo

Description

The structure and layout of the villa are inspired by the Galeazzo Alessi's compositional model typical of the style of many Genoese palaces and villas, characterized by simple cubic lines and proportions, also recognizable in the Palazzi dei Rolli in Strada Nuova and the suburban villas in Sampierdarena. The internal layout keeps the collective areas, including the chapel on the first floor, separate from the private rooms and the ballroom on the main floor.

The decorations of the interior, committed to Giacomo Antonio Boni and his workshop in the mid-18th century, subdivides the internal spaces through the use of trompe-l'oeil techniques in the atrium and the main staircase, culminating in the Arcadian and mythological frescoes in the ballroom. The later neoclassical decoration of the noble floor rooms and the chapel, dating to the end of the century, integrates harmoniously with the previous pictorial cycle.

The frescoes in the ground floor lounges, added in the 19th century after a change of ownership, represent the last decorative contribution to the villa, along with a new visual arrangement of the surrounding park, including the still-existing tree-lined avenue.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Villa Cattaneo dell'Olmo".
  2. ^ "Villa Cattaneo Dell'Olmo - FoscaGeWiki". web.archive.org. 2015-06-13.
  3. "Fondazione Ansaldo". Fondazione Ansaldo (in Italian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Bibliography

  • De Negri, Emmina, Cesare Fera, Luciano Grossi Bianchi e Ennio Poleggi. Catalogo delle Ville Genovesi (Genova: Italia Nostra, 1967).
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