Palazzo Comunale di Alba historical timeline

The 14th century. The building dates to the Trecento, and stands on piazza Risorgimento, the historic fulcrum of the city.

1501. Macrino d'Alba painted the panel of the Virgin with Child now in the council chamber.

The 19th century. The palazzo underwent important intervention by the architect Giorgio Busca, which diminished its medieval character. Busca is the same architect who directed the works on the cathedral across the square between 1867 and 1872.

The frescoes arrive. The paintings on the walls of the main staircase come from the church of San Domenico — among them the late-14th-century Pietà and the Adoration of the Magi. They are in a town hall because they were moved into one.

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