The late 18th century transformations of Palazzo Cenci in Piazza Sant’Eustachio in Rome, by the
Maccarani family
Interesting informations have brought to light by unpublished archival documents, useful for reconstructing
the transformation phase of the building, relating to the property of the Maccarani family, owners of
the building already for some years before of the 1786. The study of the documentation revealed a
construction phase, of a certain architectural importance, carried out in the years between 1784 and
1786.
The documents describe the raising of a floor in the right wing of the building, overlooking the Via
del Teatro Valle and it is present only on the first right span of the main facade on Piazza Sant’Eustachio
that it had been built in this period. The descriptions are great interest: the excavations carried out, the
reinforcements of the walls and the materials used. Other documents regard also about the construction
and the choices made for the internal and external finishes of the building: the craftsmanship, the materials
used and the chosen colors of stuccoes and plasters that are described in detail.
