Gallery of the Episcopal Seminary
The Seminary was designed in the second half of the 19th century by architect Alessandro Martinengo. It consists of a central body built around an inner cloister, and four wings extending outwards, and is surrounded by a huge park. The Seminary has a little chapel and a library that holds primarily religious and theology books.
The quadreria showcases a rich collection of paintings, sculptures and pieces of furniture, located along the corridors and in some of the rooms. The most important works include The Holy Family attributed to Van Dyck, a copy of Leonardo’s Last Supper by Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli, known as Giampietrino, a 15th triptych of Saint Lucia and a wooden Crucifix (15th century), a work of remarkable antiquity and value for Liguria.
In addition, it also displays works by Genoese artists such as Gio Battista Carlone, Gioacchino Assereto and Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, known as Grechetto. Their paintings display allegorical and biblical scenes, devotional images and portraits of bishops of the Diocese of Savona and Noli, of the princes of the Accademia del Collegio Vescovile (the Episcopal Academy), and of some of the students of the Seminary.
The collection is rounded out by works by Sebastiano Galeotti and Savona painters Ratti and Robatto, disciples of Guidobono, and last but not least by Eliseo Salino, Veronica Murialdo, Eso Peluzzi and Lo Martire.
