Weapons Room

You are now in the "Weapons room". At the time of the counts Mario and Anna Miniscalchi-Erizzo (the last inhabitants of this palace), these two connected rooms were used as service rooms.

In these spaces are exhibited objects dated between the mid-15th century and the early 17th century. There are two types of armour: those really used to fight and those for parade use which are decorated and called “luxury weapons”. A perfect example is the “morione” in the central case, richly decorated and engraved, dated 1587. 

One object of particular interest is the helmet beaked sparrow on the right, which represents the brand of the manufacturer (GIS, Giovanni dei Salimbeni) at the end of the 15th century.

On your right, you find the portrait of Elvira Ponti, mother of Count Mario, he who decided to turn the noble residence into a museum home.
You find the portrait of Elvira Ponti in this room because she inherited this collection (previously located in Villa Pullè-Verona) from her stepfather, Leopoldo Pullè.

If you go upstairs, you will find another small room containing an unusual collection: models of soldiers, carved in pine wood, from the early 18th century. It consists of 14 figurines that compose a military parade.