Montepulciano - Palazzo Contucci

Opposite the Palazzo Comunale, on the east side of the square, is the Palazzo Contucci. Like many other buildings in Montepulciano, it was the work of Antonio da Sangallo the Elder (c. 1455-1534), who built it for Cardinal Giovanni Maria del Monte, later Pope Julius III. The second floor was added by Baldassare Peruzzi. The palace contains frescoes by Andrea Pozzo (1642-1709).