GUIDED TOUR AT PALAZZO CAVALLI
Contarine Doors
Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 3:00 PM
As part of THE ART AFTERNOONS IN PADOVA “Mysteries & Symbols in the City” October 2025-April 2026, the Fantalica APS ETS association proposes a guided tour of Palazzo Cavalli in Padova.
The fourth stage of historical in-depth analysis is part of the exhibition THE ART AFTERNOONS IN PADOVA, sponsored by the Veneto Region and the Municipality of Padova, which will lead citizens to discover our local cultural heritage in a new and multidisciplinary way.
The guiding thread that will connect the numerous events proposed from October 2025 to April 2026 is the discovery of monumental complexes that best preserve and testify to the symbologies and meanings associated with the city’s history, with its traditions and beliefs.
Each meeting, visit, workshop, and performance aims to help citizens rediscover their city through “The Mysteries & Symbols,” guiding participants to learn about more or less known places through an original and unusual perspective.
The program for January 25, 2026, includes a visit to Palazzo Cavalli, a sixteenth-century structure with a splendid fresco and stucco decoration dating back to the mid-seventeenth century.
Particular attention is paid to the decorative profusion of the atrium with the cycle dedicated to Ovidian Metamorphoses, while in the adjacent rooms, Michele Primon has depicted episodes inspired by ancient history.
Palazzo Cavalli stands as a guardian of ancient and hidden stories, whose architecture reflects the rationality and harmony of the mid-sixteenth century, when the Cavalli family commissioned its construction as a testament to their social and cultural ascent.
In the seventeenth century, the palace’s walls come to life with new vigor, thanks to a sumptuous cycle of Baroque frescoes: optical illusions, mythological metamorphoses, heraldic and moral symbols intertwine in a continuous narrative.
The guided tour will be led by Dr. Giuseppe Cilione and Dr. Pavanello, with particular attention to the frescoes of the Hall of Biblical Stories, where narration meets science, suggesting an echo of the reflections that would lead Darwin to his revolutionary theory of evolution.
The climax of the experience unfolds in the Honor Staircase, where the frescoes reveal a symbolic path, initially introducing art and tragedy, and concluding with the revelation of heaven and earth. Palazzo Cavalli is not just a historic residence: it is a palimpsest of visions, a dialogue between past and future, between human and divine.
To book, you must register by no later than January 22, 2026 via the following link:
The visit will last about 90 minutes.
For info and bookings:
online registration via the site
www.fantalica.com information and registration at the office:
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Padova Info: email fantalica@fantalica.com, tel. 3483502269/0492104096