Palazzo dei Consoli

Palazzo dei Consoli faces Piazza Silvestri in Bevagna. Its double order of Gothic windows and vaulted loggia mark the former seat of the town's government; since 1886, the building has also housed the Teatro Francesco Torti.

Why it matters

Bevagna's consuls are documented from 1187. The present palace, raised around 1270, is traditionally attributed to Maestro Prode, with the regional tourism authority treating the attribution as probable. The facade combines travertine and sandstone, with paired Gothic windows and a broad loggia above the square.

What to notice

The facade has two registers of bifore windows, with each opening divided by a slim column. The great loggia on the first floor has cross vaults carried on travertine pillars and a monumental staircase. Inside is the Teatro Francesco Torti, installed in 1886 and decorated by Perugian artists Domenico Bruschi and Mariano Piervittori.

Context and history

Consular government is recorded in Bevagna from 1187. The present palace was built after the town's upheavals in the thirteenth century and served as the seat of government into the nineteenth century. The Maestro Prode attribution is reported as probable by the regional portal. In 1886 the interior was adapted to house the Teatro Francesco Torti, named for a local benefactor and decorated by Bruschi and Piervittori.