Agostino Fasolato’s marble sculpture The Fall of the Rebel Angels (c. 1750) flanked by Cracking Art meerkats. Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.
Gallery of Greek vessels in Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.
Sculptural reliefs in the courtyard of Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.
Loggetta of Zephyrus and Chloris, Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Frescoes of Zephyrus and nymph (?) by Giuseppe Alberti, stucco from the circle of Girolamo Aliprandi, both made in 1688. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.
Feathered helm and gorget over an exterior doorway of the Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.
The ornate Loggia d’Ercole punctuated by Cracking Art’s hot pink wolves. Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.
All photos from 2018. For more information on the palazzo and the BarocCracking exhibition, see Part 1 of this series, or check out the Galleria d’Italia and Cracking Art websites.