Climbing the second flight of stairs leads to the attic, where to the right of the landing is a section dedicated to the life and artistic activity of Natale Guido Frabboni as well as a room featuring donated works by Raimondo Rimondi.
The first room, illuminated by five oval windows on the south side, contains a fireplace with its original fireguard and is arranged with items that belonged to Frabboni.
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Among these, notable objects represent both the man and the artist, including a marble chessboard, several swords, a saber and a military helmet, a trumpet, an honorary certificate as an associate of the Tiberine Academy (1972), a telegram announcing the awarding of the Suzzara Prize (1970), various exhibition catalogs, the honor of Knight conferred by the President of the Italian Republic, as well as painting tools, plaster casts and sculptures, photo-lithographic plates, and other exhibition catalogs.
The second room features six paintings by Natale Guido Frabboni, including the large canvas depicting the Battle of San Pietro in Casale (August 13, 1649) and Saint George and the Dragon, inspired by a work by Vitale da Bologna. These are displayed alongside the painter’s wooden easel, a showcase with devotional icons, and Frabboni’s clock collection.
The third room, overlooking the northern portico, is furnished with a chest of drawers from Natale Guido Frabboni’s home, as documented in a photograph showing it in an attic room. It is arranged with sculptures and paintings by Raimondo Rimondi (San Pietro in Casale, May 7, 1922), an artist who dedicated his career to sculpture, contributing significantly to the artistic landscape from the post-war period to the mid-1950s.
Text content by Marianna Biondi
