Description
Palazzo Montenegro is a Baroque palace in central Brindisi, now the residence of the Prefect. It was built in the second half of the 17th century by a well-to-do merchant family of Montenegrin origin, who also took their surname from their homeland.
The highlight of the facade is the central balcony, held up by densely decorated corbels from which grotesque masks and figures peer out. The entrance portal is framed by two columns. Between the 19th and 20th centuries the Salento painter Agesilao Flora also worked on the palace's decorations.
The Montenegros were originally called Petrovich: they changed their name when they moved to Brindisi, toward the end of the 17th century. Over the centuries the palace hosted illustrious guests, such as King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon in 1797, who came to visit the city and the Aragonese castle, and Joachim Murat in 1813.
The highlight of the facade is the central balcony, held up by densely decorated corbels from which grotesque masks and figures peer out. The entrance portal is framed by two columns. Between the 19th and 20th centuries the Salento painter Agesilao Flora also worked on the palace's decorations.
The Montenegros were originally called Petrovich: they changed their name when they moved to Brindisi, toward the end of the 17th century. Over the centuries the palace hosted illustrious guests, such as King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon in 1797, who came to visit the city and the Aragonese castle, and Joachim Murat in 1813.