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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Capponi
Building in Florence, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Florence”
At a glance
- Owner
- Gino Capponi
- Coordinates
- 43°46′42″ N, 11°15′48″ E
History and description
The Palazzo Capponi is a Baroque palace located on Via Gino Capponi #26 in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. There are apparently three other palaces once associated with the Capponi family:
Palazzo Capponi-Covoni.
Palazzo Capponi-Vettori.
Palazzo Capponi alle Rovinate.
History
Construction took place in 1702–1717 using designs by Carlo Fontana, and completed by Alessandro Cecchini. The palace was commissioned by the marchese Alessandro Capponi, on the street then called via San Sebastiano. The architect Ferdinando Ruggieri may have contributed to refurbishment in later years. The Gardens were commissioned in 1740 by the sons of Capponi (Scipione and Francesco Maria). In 1788 the palace was inherited by Pier Roberto Capponi and later his son, Gino Capponi, a 19th-century Italian statesman and historian. Subsequently, the palace came to be owned in 1920 by the art collector Egisto Paolo Fabbri.
The interior has a theatrical entry staircase in pietra serena with a ceiling frescoed with an Allegory of Triumph. The well has a grotto-like fountain with nymph statues. Among the painters here and in the rooms were Matteo Bonechi, Atanasio Bimbacci, Giovanni Cinqui, and Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani. The palace has a small private garden.
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Getting there
Firenze Le CureTrain, nearest
1.0 km as the crow flies
Palazzo Capponi
Aeroporto Firenze Amerigo Vespucci6.0 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Capponi?
Palazzo Capponi is in Florence, in the province of Firenze (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.77822, 11.26338.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Capponi?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo di San Clemente (100 m away), House of Andrea del Sarto (100 m away), Palazzo Zuccari (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Palazzo di gino capponi, facciata su giardino 02 — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Firenze - Florence - Via Gino Capponi - View SW along Palazzo di Gino Capponi 1702 by Carlo Fontana I — Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palazzo di Gino Capponi 01 — Sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Palazzo di Gino Capponi, cortile 01 — Sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Palazzo di gino capponi, facciata 01 — Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo di gino capponi, facciata su giardino 04 — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo di gino capponi, facciata su giardino, loggetta 01 — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo di gino capponi, finestra inginocchiata — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo di Gino Capponi, XIX century prospekt — Public domain
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences