The wooden fittings
The sacred furnishings have different origins and have been collected over time. The sacred and secular items are located on the second floor of the Palazzo, displayed in rooms meant to recreate the Renaissance noble residence of the della Silva family. In the bedroom, there are two simple wooden kneelers. In the room imagined as the chapel, next to an impressive 18th-century altar, there is a splendid 17th-century choir lectern. In the chapel corridor, in the 1880s, two cabinets were made to house sacred items.
In another room on the second floor, there are two interesting liturgical furnishings, assembled in a not always coherent manner. The first piece is the pinnacle of an altar structure depicting “Saint Francis receives the stigmata.” It is the work of the carver Giulio Gualio from Valle Antrona (1630-1712). Similarly assembled in recent times is the nearby artifact, composed of a tall wooden tabernacle in the shape of a small temple. The craftsmanship of the object, resting on an inverted wooden pulpit, suggests an artistic and cultural origin from the Piedmont or Lombardy region.
