House of Street Govi 10

This elegant painted façade, with a few remaining fresco fragments, is found on the same road where the Synagogue stands today. The paintings can be traced with some certainty to the 16th century, and are an example of the decorative style that featured putti and plant wreathes that emerged from the Court of the Gonzaga to adorn some of the most affluent houses in Mantua. While the upper frieze displays elements that were referred to previously, it is interesting to note the decoration that was supposed to cover the rest of the façade. Coloured and patterned bricks that depicted the brick wall on the plaster surface, with the wall hidden by the same plaster.