Palacio Sacchetti

View of Via Giulia from Rome with Sacchetti Palace in the foreground. King David dances before the Ark of the Alliance, fresco of Francesco Salviati in the Audience Hall of Sacchetti Palace.

Palazzo Sacchetti is a Renaissance palace in the city of Rome.

It is located on Via Giulia and was built by order of Cardinal Ricci di Montepulciano. The inscription of a balcony (Domus Antonii Sangallii Architecti - MDXLIII) has made the design of this work generally attributed to Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, although the works began in 1552, when the architect had already died. Perhaps the inscription refers to the fact that the palace was raised on the lot where the house of Sangallo was. Some historians attribute the traces of the building to Nanni di Baccio Bigio or to Annibale Lippi. The palace was owned by the Leodi family and later by the Sacchetti, which receives its current name. Apart from its architecture, the palace is important for conserving valuable Mannerist paintings, such as frescoes from the Salone dell'Udienza on the history of King David (Francesco Salviati's work, 1553-1554) and other paintings in the gallery due to Pietro da Cortona. Bibliography

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