Genoa emerged as a significant maritime power ... Even centuries after its fall, no other Italian republic holds the same ...

of what was then the Republic of Genoa. The ceiling fresco is visible from the street; tour guides sometimes stop in front of the building and point up at the newly glowing work of art.

Luca Cambiaso was an Italian artist known for his historical fresco painting. Born in 1527 in Moneglia, Republic of Genoa, he spent much of his life in Genoa, Republic of Genoa. Cambiaso was ...