Palazzo Positano, dating back to the 17th century, is located in a central urban area, near Via Toledo and other noble buildings
Palazzo Positano dates back to the 17th century and is located in a central urban area, near Via Toledo and other noble buildings such as Palazzo Carafa di Maddaloni and Palazzo Doria d’Angri.
The competition among aristocratic families led some members of the Positano family (holding the titles of marquises and dukes) to commission the exceptional decorative cycle dated to the first decade of the 18th century from the famous Neapolitan artist, Giacomo del Po.
On the high vault of the hall, within the majestic state apartment, the fresco depicting the allegory of the Triumph of Justice and Equity is preserved, an exemplary allusion to the positions held during the Austrian viceroyalty in the judicial and political fields by some family members appointed as “Royal Counselors.”
Following the hall is a room with an arch clad in polychrome marbles and a sitting room with an oval ceiling, the only surviving example in Naples of this type of environment from the first half of the 18th century.
