Painting, Palazzo Gio Battista Spinola, Genoa, Italy
The Danaids, daughters of Danaus in Greek mythology, who murdered their husbands on their wedding night, oil painting on canvas, 1655, by Valerio Castello, 1624-59, in the Salotto Dorato, or Gilded Room, with ceiling fresoes by Luca Cambiaso, 1527-85, in the Palazzo Gio Battista Spinola, or Palazzo Andrea e Gio Batta Spinola, built 1563, designed by Bernardino Cantone, at 6 Via Garibaldi, in the Le Strade Nuove in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. The palace now houses the Circolo Artistico Tunnel, a private members club. The Strade Nuove or New Streets area, housing many palaces or Palazzi dei Rolli, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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