Italian Venice- an ancient and majestic European city, a visit to which will be remembered for a lifetime, because it is a unique city on the water, which has become famous throughout the world for its famous, best Venetian palazzos, great works of art. Venice includes more than a hundred large and small islands, almost two hundred canals - they have an irresistible attraction for the several million tourists who come here every year. Today we will talk about the most beautiful palaces in Venice.
Venice, shrouded in a light haze rising from the water, the bright turquoise waters of local canals, unique palaces and bridges - enigmatic and mysterious, what could be more attractive to travelers? But this city is also very popular with romantics and newlyweds, as well as art connoisseurs who dream of getting acquainted with the rich cultural heritage of this Italian city. The most attractive Venetian palaces in the eyes of tourists are located with graceful facades along the Grand Canal, they demonstrate to all visitors the power of Venice and its living history, embodied in these architectural wonders in Gothic, Baroque, classic styles. These famous Venetian palaces are beautiful not only on the outside, they are lush and luxurious inside: many have preserved ancient decoration, furniture and household items from the Middle Ages. Some Venetian palazzo they were given over to government institutions of the city, and museums were located somewhere. So, what are the most beautiful palaces?
1. "Doge's Palace" or "Palazzo Ducale"- a beautiful ancient palace, built in the Gothic style, as the main residence for the Doges of Venice. Construction of the palazzo began in 1309 and was completed in 1424. The “Doge's Palace” was used in the Middle Ages as the main political, judicial and maritime control center of Venice. Today, within the walls of this palazzo there is a wonderful museum. The building itself is a bright and memorable element of the Venetian architectural ensemble. The palace is open to tourists from April to October: from half past eight in the morning to half past eight in the evening, and from November to March: until half past five in the evening. Getting to know the palace will cost you twenty euros.
2. “Palace Ca’ d’Oro” or “Palazzo Ca’ D’Oro”- This elegant building was built in the fifteenth century for the Bona family. Palazzo Ca' d'Oro was built in the beautiful Venetian Gothic style. The second common name for this palace is “Golden House”, the fact is that after construction the building was covered with gold leaf. This remarkable structure is located on the Grand Canal, in the Venetian district of Cannaregio. It houses the art gallery of Giorgio Franchetti. Gallery opening hours: from eight fifteen in the morning to seven fifteen in the evening, from Tuesday to Sunday, and from eight fifteen in the morning until two in the afternoon, on Monday. The box office closes half an hour before the gallery closes. Official holidays: January 1st, May 1st, December 25th. Ticket price is six euros.
3. “Palazzo Barbarigo” or “Palazzo Barbarigo”- this austere building was erected in the fifteenth century for the ancient and noble Italian family of Barbarigo - a family that gave the city great commanders, smartest politicians and wise religious leaders, and belonged to it until its sale in the nineteenth century. The architectural appearance of the building belongs to the Venetian-Byzantine style, it is distinguished by the severity of its forms, the absence of excessive pretentiousness and pomp. It was only with the change of owners that occurred in the nineteenth century that the façade of the building was decorated with beautiful mosaics made of the famous Murano glass. Today this palazzo is open to tourists, there are showrooms there, as well as trading platforms, where you can see interesting works of art by glassblowers on the island of Murano and buy the ones you like.
4. “Palace Fondaco dei Tedeschi” or “Palazzo Fondaco dei Tedeschi”- the name of the palace is translated as “German Compound”. The building actually arose as a result of close commercial relations between the Venetians and the Germans. It was built in 1228, but the original version of the building burned down in a fire in 1505. Today we see a rebuilt building from the sixteenth century, designed by the architect Hieronymo Tedesco, whose nickname was “The German”, and who supervised the work of Antonio Abbondi Scarpagnino. This beautiful building was built in the Renaissance style: it has a wide courtyard, a beautiful portico located at canal level, framed by an interesting crenellated cornice. Previously, the walls of the palazzo, restored after the fire, were covered with frescoes by Giorgione and Titian; today the surviving remains of this painting are in the Franchetti Gallery, in the Accademia Palace and the “Palace of Rains”. In the nineteenth century, the palace was given over to house customs, and throughout the twentieth century there was a post office here. In our twenty-first century, the building was bought by the fashion brand Benetton; they wanted to place a shopping center there, but their idea failed due to protests from defenders of the cultural heritage of Venice.
5. “Palazzo Fondaco dei Turchi” or “Palazzo Fondaco dei Turchi”- this is a wonderful monument of Veneto-Byzantine architecture and one of the most ancient buildings in the city of Venice, built in the manner of the first palaces of Constantinople. The name can be translated as “Turkish Compound”, the fact is that for a long time it was rented out to Turkish merchants for warehouses and housing. But the palace was built between the tenth and thirteenth centuries for the local wealthy patrician family of Pisaro. And only in the sixteenth century it was transferred to the use of the merchant community of Turkey. When, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, trade with the Ottomans ceased to be vibrant, the number of oriental merchants in the city declined and rental income fell sharply, and the ancient palace began to collapse. He returned again to the Pisaro family, then passed to the Manin family, and they sold it again, and so it changed owners until 1860, until it was bought by the commune, which carried out its restoration and reconstruction. The palace again acquired Veneto-Byzantine features. Today, in the Palazzo Fondaco Dei Turchi there is a “Museum of Natural History”, where paleontological collections are located, and their most interesting exhibits are: the skeleton of a prehistoric crocodile, numerous dinosaur skeletons, aquariums with very rare inhabitants of the underwater world.
6. “Palazzo Dolfin-Manin” or “Palazzo Dolfin Manin”- this airy building was erected in the mid-sixteenth century for the Venetian diplomat and merchant Dolphin. The project was created by architect Jakop Sansovino. The basis for the new building was two medieval houses. The facade of the three-story snow-white palace was decorated with magnificent arched colonnades. This Venetian palazzo received its name in the period from 1789 to 1797, when the last Doge of Venice, Lodovico Manin, lived in it. Since 1867, this palace was transferred to house the National Bank, where it operates to this day.
7. “Palazzo Grimani” or “Palazzo Grimani di San Luca”- this beautiful building is located at the intersection of the Rio di San Luca canal with the Grand Canal, not far from the Rialto Bridge. The Grimani Palace was built during the Renaissance for the Doge of Venice, Antonio Grimani, but after his death, it was constantly rebuilt by his heirs, Vittore Grimani, the Procurator General of Venice, and Giovanni Grimani, the Cardinal and Patriarch of Aquileia. The palazzo is divided into three parts and has a miniature backyard. Its elegant white facade is decorated with multi-colored marble. Today this Venetian palace houses the city's appeal court.
8. “Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti” or “Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti”- this architectural monument in the Gothic style is located near the Accademia Bridge, facing the Grand Canal, it has its main entrance from Campo Santo Stefano. This wonderful palace was built in the sixteenth century for the Marcello family. For three centuries, representatives of three related branches lived under the roof of the palazzo: Marcello, Gussoni, Cavalli. In the first half of the nineteenth century, the residence of the Austrian Archduke Friedrich Ferdinand was located here. And in 1878, the palazzo passed to Baron Raimondo Franchetti, and he began a large-scale reconstruction of the building, hiring the architect Camillo Boito. Today, within the walls of this palace is located the “Institute of Science, Literature and Art of Venice” - “Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti”. There are pavilions for various cultural events, exhibition halls occupy four hundred and fifty square meters, conference rooms - nine hundred square meters, a garden - one and a half thousand square meters.
9. “Palazzo Ca’ Foscari” or “Palazzo Foscari”- this majestic building was built in 1452, it is a prominent representative of the houses of the Venetian nobility. Its reddish facade is distinguished by symmetry and delicacy, which attracts the attention of any tourist. At first, the house was owned by the famous Venetian Giustiniani family, and then the mansion passed to the Foscari family, after which it was named. The architecture of the palace is Gothic: arches alternate with columns and windows. For several centuries, trade warehouses were located on the ground floor of the building, and only the upper rooms were residential. The main entrance of the mansion faces the Grand Canal. Royalty often stayed at the Ca' Foscari Palace, for example, the French king Henry III lived here. This palazzo has undergone several major restorations, the largest following a fire in 1979, and the final restoration, aimed at improving safety measures, took place in 2006. Today, there are several departments and institutions of the Ca' Foscari University - "Università Ca" Foscari. And another remarkable feature of Palazzo Ca' Foscari is associated with its location on the bend of the Grand Canal, which gives great review to the annual “Venice Historic Regatta”, it is held on the first Sunday of September. For convenience, near the mansion there is a floating platform where jury members sit, monitoring the progress of the regatta, and awards are presented to the winners on it.
10. “Palazzo Dandolo” or “Palazzo Dandolo”- this beautiful mansion was built in 1400 for a Venetian family with a similar surname, but in 1536 they decided to sell this wonderful palace to the Gritti family, and since then the building began an endless change of owners: the Michele family, the Mocenigo family, the Bernando family. And so, the next owners of the palazzo decided to open a casino there. Thus, in the period from 1638 to 1774, the most famous gambling house in Venice was located in Palazzo Dandolo, until, through the efforts of the most influential families of the city, they decided to close it, putting pressure on the owner of the establishment, because noble young people of Venice had wasted more than one million fortune here. Today, this beautiful old palazzo houses the luxurious five-star Hotel Royal Danieli, and is very popular among tourists who want to live on the Grand Canal, near St. Mark's Square and the Ducal Palace. The address of Palazzo Dandolo and, accordingly, “Hotel Danieli”: street - “Riva degli Schiavoni” 4196, Venice, 30122. You can get to the hotel yourself by using water trams - “vaporetto” No. 1 or No. 2, departing from railway station or bus station.
11. "Palazzo Ca' Pesaro" or "Palazzo Ca" Pesaro"- this beautiful palace in the Venetian Baroque style was built in the second half of the seventeenth century for representatives of the famous Pesaro family. The author of the project is the architect Baldassare Longhena, who began the construction of the palazzo in 1659 from the part of the building facing the land, then he completed the courtyard, decorating it with a magnificent loggia, this was in 1676. Then he began construction of the façade on the side of the Grand Canal, but having reached the second floor of the palazzo, he died in 1682. The work of the great master was continued by his talented student, Antonio Gaspari, who completed the palace in 1710, according to the original drawings. For a long time, the mansion was supplemented and remodeled inside: it was decorated with wall frescoes by the most famous masters, and famous artists painted the ceilings: Francesco Trevisani, Girolamo Brusaferro, Nicolo Bambini, Giovanni Battista Pittoni. Previously, the palazzo had a fresco by Tiepolo: “Zephyr and Flora”, but in 1935 it was moved to the Museum of Venice, located in the “Palazzo Ca” Rezonico.” The Pesaro family owned many great works of world art - brilliant works by Titian, Giorgione, Carpaccio, Tintoretto, other Venetian artists of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. But, in 1830, after the death of the last representative of the Pesaro family, most of the property of one of the oldest Venetian families was sold off. Then the palace became the property of the Gradenigo family, then to the Armenian community, which opened within its walls. College. Then the palazzo was bought by Duchess Felecita Bevilacqua La Massa, and after her death she bequeathed it to the city so that a museum could be opened there. In 1902, a collection of modern art was housed here, and from 1908 to 1924, exhibitions began to be held in the palace. works by young artists: Gino Rossi, Felice Casorati, Umberto Boccioni, Arturo Martini The museum’s exhibition was constantly replenished thanks to such famous patrons as Baron Eduardo Franchetti, Prince Alberto Giovanelli, Baron Ernst Sighera, Filippo Grimani - a representative of the most noble Venetian family and a major political figure. In the twentieth century, paintings by Kandinsky, Miro, Morandi, Wildt, Klimt, Chagall, and other artists and sculptors appeared in the museum. Today, the Palazzo Ca Pesaro also houses the Museum of Modern Art - Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna, as well as the Museum of Oriental Art - Museo d'Arte Orientale, which is no less interesting.
12. “Palace Ca’ Dario” or “Palazzo Ca’ Dario”- oddly enough, this beautiful building is often called the “Cursed Castle of Venice”, the fact is that any of its new owners became unlucky: they went bankrupt, were attacked and violated, became victims of various accidents, committed suicide - that’s why local legends , finally secured its fame as a “cursed house.” This palace was built in 1487, in the Renaissance style: the structure is asymmetrical, its facade compares favorably with neighboring houses in that it is lined with beautiful mosaics of green marble and reddish porphyry. The front façade of this palace overlooks the Grand Canal, the building itself belongs to the Dorsoduro quarter, which stands on the Rio delle Torreselle, and with its opposite façade it faces Piazza Campiello Barbaro, facing the marina of Santa Maria de Giglio. At the end of the twentieth century, director Woody Allen chose this beautiful Venetian palace as a wedding venue. Today, Palazzo Ca'Dario is private property, but sometimes, with the consent of the owners, cultural events organized by the Venice Art Museum are held here.
13. “Palazzo Pisani Gritti” or “Palazzo Pisani Gritti”- a beautiful ancient building, dating back to the fourteenth century, which became the residence of the Doge of Venice Andrea Gritti and the family residence of this famous Venetian family. The facade of the palazzo overlooks the Grand Canal, located opposite the Church of the Madonna della Salute. The facade of the building was changed in the sixteenth century. The building has a Gothic architectural style; it is decorated with spectacular pointed arches and four lancet windows located in the center of the building. The third floor of the palazzo was rebuilt in the nineteenth century and acquired a neo-Gothic style; there are three lancet windows that are separated from each other. In ancient years, the facade of the beautiful building, on the side of the Grand Canal, was decorated with frescoes by Giorgione, but they were lost. The luxurious palace was often used as a residence for ambassadors from the Vatican. In the twentieth century, an elite hotel opened here, and at the same time a terrace was built on the ground floor overlooking the canal. In 1994, The Gritti Palace was associated with the prestigious Starwood Hotels & Resorts brand, becoming part of the Luxury Collection. It has undergone a thorough restoration, the interiors have been carefully restored to delight visitors to the city who come to experience the beautiful Venice.
14. “Palazzo Labia” or “Palazzo Labia”- the luxurious building of this palace was erected at the end of the seventeenth century as a residence for the richest Venetian family with Catalan roots. The building has two magnificent facades, which are made in the “Longren” style, one overlooks the Cannaregio Canal, the other overlooks the Grand Canal. Talented Venetian architects Alessandro Tremignona and Andrea Cominelli worked on these amazing architectural masterpieces. The third façade of the building faces San Jeremy Square and was completed in 1730. The inside of the palace is no less magnificent; its ballroom, designed by Giorgio Missveri, is especially gorgeous. The Labia family eventually went bankrupt and was forced to transfer their wonderful palace to Prince Lobkovich, and he, in turn, sold the mansion to the Israeli “Konigsberg Foundation”. Then a sawmill was set up in the interiors of the palazzo, a textile factory and a clothes dryer were opened, until in 1964 it was bought by the RAI television and radio company and the “Center” was opened here regional broadcasting».
15. “Palazzo dei Camerlenghi” or “Palazzo dei Camerlenghi”- this extraordinary palazzo is an ideal example of the early Renaissance, overlooking the Grand Canal, and forms an angle on both sides, its design was created by the great architect Guglielmo dei Grigi. The Palazzo was built by 1528, it was built specifically to house the administrative institutions of Venice, thus becoming the first purely public building in Europe. The Palazzo dei Kamerlinghi has distinctive features from other Venetian palaces: its front parts face each cardinal direction. At first the palace was the “House of City Treasurers”, then it became a state prison. The walls of the pentagon-shaped building, to indicate the significance of the institutions located here, were long ago decorated with overlays made of precious metals, but over time they were lost. The arches that overlook the Grand Canal contain numerous windows. In past centuries, the interior of the palace was decorated with two hundred paintings by famous Venetian artists, many of them of enormous size, and such a collection was accumulated in government agency, for this reason: traditionally, upon retiring, every judge was obliged to give this palazzo an expensive painting. Of course, to this day, the lion's part of the collection was stolen, and even destroyed in 1797, after Napoleon captured Venice, but the remaining paintings can be seen in the Academy Museum.
Today we told you about the most interesting Venetian palaces, which have an ancient and glorious history, inextricably linked with the history of the city, the country and its great people. We hope that we were able to convince you of the need to visit Venice and the importance of getting to know the great masterpieces of Venetian architecture on the water.
Palazzo Pisani Moretta This is a three-story Gothic palace located on the Grand Canal in Venice.
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The palazzo was built in the second half15th century for the Bembo family. In 1626, it was bought by one of the branches of the famous noble Pisani family, namely the Pisani-Moretta branch. The Pisani family split into two families in the 14th century: the first became known as the “Pisani dal Banco”, because its founder owned a bank in Venice, and the second, the “Pisani Moretta”, in honor of the founder named Almoro Pisani.
Over the centuries, the Pisani Moretta Palace was reconstructed, improved and expanded until, in the 18th century, it became what it is today. In fact, many valuable elements of the palazzo's decor date from this century and are the merit of Chiara Pisani.
Chiara Pisani was the only daughter of Francesco Pisani, who at the age of 17 married Gerolamo Pisani from the Dal Banco family. After her father's death in 1737, she inherited a large fortune and hired an architect Giovanni Filippini for an extension to the family palazzo third floor and roof terraces. Filippini also advised her to remove the dilapidated Gothic exterior staircase that was on the backyard side and build a wide, double baroque interior staircase (traces of the old staircase are still visible on the wall). These transformations were completed by 1742. At the beginning of 1744, Chiana Pisani spent a significant amount on art: for example, Giuseppe Angeli painted one of the ceilings in the house, probably in the Yellow Room. In the same year, Giovanni Batista Tiepolo painted the fresco “The Meeting of Mars and Venus” on the ceiling of another room.
First son of Chiara Pisani Pietro Vettore, who held the important position of prosecutor of San Marco, after the death of his mother in 1767, continued the reconstruction of the palazzo. With him, the artist Jacopo Guarana decorated the ceiling of the ballroom with fezzes “Light conquers darkness” and “Apollo and Aurora in the morning hours”. Pietro Castelli framed the paintings with artistic stucco. The wooden furniture for this hall was created by Giovanni Gai and Marco Garbato. After the death of his younger brother Vettore, he commissioned sculptures of Daedalus and Icarus, which were installed in the niches between the two entrance doors leading in from the canal (they now stand in the Correr Municipal Museum).
In 1783 illegitimate son of Vettore, also bearing the name Pietro Vettore, reached adulthood and began a lawsuit with his uncle for the right to inherit property. He won this lawsuit, receiving not only part of the money, but also a title that gave access to high society and the best positions in Venice. In 1785, he married a woman from his circle, Laura Dzusto. After his death in 1847, the Palazzo Pisani Moretto was inherited by his son Vettor Daniele di Pietro Vettore, who had five children - two boys who died childless, and three girls. Thus, after his death in 1880 the Pisani-Moretta family was interrupted, and the palace passed to the family of Laura’s husband, one of Vettor Daniele’s daughters. In 1962, according to her daughter's will, the palazzo was inherited by her nephews from the Sammartini family, who still rent it out for congresses and other events.
Description of Palazzo Pisani Moretta
Facade The palazzo was built in the Venetian Gothic style. On the second and third floors, on the side of the façade facing the canal, six-part arched windows, separated by columns, similar to the windows of the loggia of the Doge's Palace. At the ground floor level, on the same side, there are two entrances with a staircase to which boats can moor. By land, you can enter the palazzo through the back door.
Interior The rooms of the palace were created in the Baroque and Neoclassical styles. The above-mentioned artists such as Giovanni Batista Tiepolo, Jacopo Guarana, Antonio Zanchi, Gasparo Diziani, Giuseppe Angeli and other famous masters took part in its creation. Until 1857, a monumental painting by Paolo Veronese hung in the palazzo “ Darius' family before Alexander"(1565 - 1570) measuring 236.2 x 475.9 cm, which was sold to the London National Gallery. Goethe came to admire this painting in 1768, leaving an entry about it in his diary on October 8. It is believed that on one of the ceilings of the palace Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (1675-1741) painted a fresco " Chariots of Aurora", which in our time was restored and reproduced in the library of George Vanderbilt's Biltimore mansion in Asheville.
The annual masquerade ball is held at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta during the Venice Carnival. Doge's Ball" This is the most luxurious and expensive party, the entrance ticket to which costs several thousand euros.
Among the guests who stayed at the palazzo were such historical figures as Emperor PaulI, Josephine Beauharnais (Napoleon's first wife), Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II.
Meeting the guests of the Doge's Ball
Nearby attractions: Palazzo Tiepolo, Palazzo Soranzo Pisani, Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza, Church and Piazza San Toma, Piazza and Church of San Polo
Useful information about Palazzo Pisani Moretta in Venice
Where is:
In the center of Venice, in the San Polo district; on the banks of the Grand Canal
How to get there:
On foot
Vaporetto tram stop "S. Toma" on lines 1 and 2, as well as on night line N
Grand Canal or Canalazzo- the central artery of Venice. Its length is almost 4 kilometers, its width varies from 30 to 70 meters, and its depth is no more than 5 meters. On its banks there are more than 250 (!) architectural monuments of the 12th-20th centuries. And therefore, even an ordinary vaporetto ride turns into one of the main attractions of the city.
Let's start from the southern part of the canal, namely from the cape of Sestriere Dorsoduro, where the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal merge. On the right in the photo you can see the customs of the Venetian Republic Dogana di Mare (Interestingly, the Italian word "Dogana" comes from the Persian word "Divan"; this could be the name of any large department, for example the Divan of the Sublime Porte under the Ottomans, from where this word was probably borrowed), in the background is a campanile San Giorgio Maggiore.
On the contrary we see five star hotel Badoer, housed in a neo-Gothic palazzo of the 19th century, and behind it Ka Justinian XV century - the palace of one of the four most ancient Venetian families - Giustiniani. The most famous members of the family are the first Patriarch of Venice Lorenzo (later canonized), the 107th Doge of Venice Marcantonio, as well as 7 doges.
Very close to Santa Maria della Salute - Palazzo Genovese. The existing building was designed by the architect Edoardo Trigomi Mattei at the end of the 19th century. During a recent major renovation, three archaeological layers were discovered under the palace - the cloister of the once existing monastery of San Gregorio (I wrote about it in a post about Dorsoduro), as well as stone residential buildings from the 9th and 7th centuries.
Nearby on the same shore - Palazzo Salviati XIX century. The colorful mosaic on the facade is the work of the owners of the house, glassblowers from the island of Murano.
Unfortunately the façade Ka"Dario was hidden by forests. One of the most famous palaces in Venice was built by Pietro Lombardo in the 15th century. for the influential official and diplomat Giovanni Dario.
For all the architectural splendor of the building, its history is incredibly sad. After the death of Giovanni Dario, his daughter Marietta and her husband Vincenzo from the richest Venetian family of Barbaro moved into the palace. Vincenzo soon went bankrupt, Marietta, not having survived the family tragedy, committed suicide, then Vincenzo was stabbed to death. After some time, their son is killed in Crete. The Venetians immediately dubbed the house cursed; no one lived in it for more than 300 years.
In the 19th century Vincenzo Barbaro's descendants sell the building to a successful Armenian gem dealer, Arbit Abdoll. Shortly after the move, the new owner went bankrupt. The next owner, the English historian Reidan Brown, lived here for 4 years, until he committed double suicide with his lover. Almost the same thing happens with American businessman Charles Briggs. After purchasing the palazzo, his homosexual relationship was discovered and Charles fled to Mexico, where he committed suicide.
The French poet Arnie de Regnier came here at the beginning of the 20th century. visit Isabella de Baume-Pluvinel (almost the only owner who was lucky enough to get away with it); the poet became seriously ill and left Venice earlier than planned.
For another 50 years the palace stood idle again. In the 60s, singer Mario Del Monaco was driving a car to Venice to finalize a purchase deal, and on the way he got into a terrible accident; After a long rehabilitation, he canceled the deal. Count Giordano Filippo, another happy tenant, was killed by his lover. The latter fled from trial, but a hired killer caught up with him in London.
The Who manager Keith Lambert bought Ka'Dario in the 80s. Apparently, he did it in vain, because he soon died after falling down the stairs. Venetian businessman Fabrizio Ferrari, apparently, was not superstitious like his other fellow countrymen; having moved into the palace , lost all his assets and his sister died in a car accident.
The latest victim is financier Raoul Gardini. Having lived there for no more than 4 years, Raoul kills himself right in the palace.
Subsequent attempts to purchase the palace were postponed for various reasons. The palace has been empty for 20 years now.
Recent restoration research has confirmed that Palazzo Pisani Gritti was built in the 14th century. (probably it was built for the admiral of the Venetian Republic Niccolo Pisani); Under the plaster, traces of the coats of arms of this noble family were discovered, from which 3 Doges of Venice subsequently emerged. In the 16th century The palace is bought by one of the most influential rulers in the history of the republic - Andrea Gritti. The Gothic facade of the palazzo is being reconstructed and painted by Giorgione (unfortunately, these frescoes have not survived).
Palazzo Vernier de Leoni, which has housed the Peggy Guggenheim Museum since the middle of the last century - a one-story building from the 19th century. Initially, a large palace was planned, but the wealth of the Vernier family was only enough for one floor.
The most striking palace of the Grand Canal - Palazzo Barbarigo, XVI century Previously, the façade was decorated with frescoes, which were eventually replaced by successive glassmakers with Murano mosaics.
The building on the left is Palazzo da Mula Morosini. The palace was built in the 15th century. The Morosini family has not been interrupted to this day, and they still own the building.
Palazzo Barbarigo has a different façade facing the square Campo San Vio. The tiny chapel of St. Vitus is one of the oldest in Venice.
In the next photo there are two palaces - white Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo and red Palazzo Brandolin Rota. The first, one of many palaces of the glorious Contarini family, was built in the 15th century. designed by Giovanni Buora. They say there are frescoes by Tiepolo preserved inside.
Second palace of the 18th-19th centuries. built for representatives of the noble Ravenna family Brandolin Rota, who later became Venetian feudal lords.
Opposite are two buildings combined into one Palazzo Barbaro a San Vidal. The lower one was built by the architect Giovanni Bon in the 15th century; the first long-term owner was the procurator of the San Marco district, Zaccaria Barbaro. The higher palace is from the end of the 17th century, designed by Antonio Gaspari. Once upon a time, the ceiling of one of the halls was decorated with Tiepolo’s painting “Glorification of the Barbaro Family”; today it is one of the exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
For a long time, the two banks of Canalazzo were connected by only one bridge - the Rialto (more about it below). And only in the middle of the 19th century. The design of the second was approved, it was a steel single-span bridge called Karita. The townspeople did not like it - its rough industrial design did not fit in with the surrounding buildings, there was a fee to pass through it, and its height (4 meters) seriously limited navigation in the heart of the city. Moreover, over time, the bridge became quite rusty, there was a threat of collapse and it was dismantled. In anticipation of the stone bridge project, a temporary wooden bridge was erected Academy Bridge. They built it in 37 days, but it has been standing for 70 years. The main project had to be shelved due to the outbreak of World War II.
The view from the bridge is magnificent. In particular - on Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti. The palace was built in the 15th century, in the 19th century. it was rebuilt, maintaining its original Gothic appearance; Representatives of many noble families lived here, including Archduke Frederick of Austria from the Habsburgs. Now the palace houses the Venice Institute of Science, Literature and Art.
Domes of Santa Maria della Salute.
View in the other direction.
Palazzo Falier Canossa And Palazzo Giustinian Lolin. The latter was built by Baldassare Longhena.
Neighboring palaces of the Contarini family: daily Corfu And Daily Scrinyi. The first is named after the Venetian conquest of the island of Corfu at the beginning of the 15th century. Another, later one, was built by Palladio's student - Vincenzo Scamozzi.
Palazzo Loredan dell'Ambasciatore. Doge Francesco Loredan gave his home to the Austrian embassy for 30 years - hence the second name.
Against - Palazzo Malipiero or Ca'Grande di San Samuele. One of the oldest palaces of the Grand Canal - construction began in the 11th century. To this day, almost nothing remains of the first building. The palace received its first name from its owners, the aristocrats Malipiero, who moved to Venice from Bohemia (modern territory of the Czech Republic) in the 16th century.
The palace got its second name due to its proximity to the church. San Samuele. The church was built simultaneously with the palace, but due to a serious fire, it was completely rebuilt at the end of the 17th century. The 12th century campanile has been preserved. In the altar of the church there is a wooden crucifix painted by Paolo Veneziano.
Palazzetto Stern- a small Renaissance palace of the 15th century. was rebuilt by new owners at the beginning of the 20th century. in the tradition of Venetian Gothic. Now it is a luxury hotel.
Venice Museum of 18th Century Art. located in the palace Ka"Rezzonico. Baldassare Longhena received the commission for the design from the Bon family. Unfortunately, the customers went bankrupt, and Longena dies before construction is completed. Only 100 years later, the palace was completed by the wealthy Rezzonico family from Lombardy.
The interior is decorated with several frescoes by Gianbattista Tiepolo and his son Giandomenico: "Allegory - Dignity, accompanied by Nobility and Virtue", "Zephyr and Flora", "New World", "Rinaldo leaving the Garden of Armida", "Virgin and Child and Saints", and also three paintings with characters from the Italian comedy of masks - “The Passing of Pulcinella”, “Pulcinella in Love” and “Swinging Pulcinella”.
In the next photo on the right - Ca'Foscari, on the left - similar as two peas in a pod Palazzo Giustiniani And Palazzo Nani. The first was built by Bartolomeo Bon as the family estate of Doge Francesco Foscari. The Doge moved to the palace after his resignation, and died 7 days later. In the 16th century For some time, the King of France, Henry III, lived in the palace. Some of the interiors of the palazzo were changed in the 20th century. designed by the architect Carlo Scarpa.
Palazzo Pisani Moretta stands side by side with Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza. The Pisani-Morettas lived in the palace from the 15th century. and until the extinction of the family in the 19th century. The Second Palace became famous for the fact that the collection of paintings accumulated by the Barbarigo family, stored here, almost completely disappeared under unclear circumstances.
The Court of Appeal of Venice is located in Palazzo Grimani, once owned by the 76th Doge Antonio Grimani.
The neighboring small orange palace - Palazzo Corner Valmarana XVII century
Nearby is the Municipality of Venice, it occupies two palaces: Ka"Loredan And Ka"Farcetti. The last of the owners of the first palace, from the noble family of Loredan ( who gave Venice three doges, including Leonardo Loredana, whose delightful portrait by Giovanni Bellini is one of the pearls of the London National Gallery) was a member of the municipality and bequeathed the palace for its needs. The municipality bought Ka Farsetti on its own. Both palaces generally retained their appearance from the 12th-13th centuries.
Palazzo Bembo- the most beautiful palace belonged to the 16th century. Cardinal and humanist Pietro Bembo, whose collection of paintings I was lucky enough to see at an exhibition in Padua, but more on that in another post.
Embankments near Rialto.
And here I am Rialto Bridge. The oldest bridge across Canalazzo was built to replace two collapsed wooden ones. Michelangelo, Andrea Palladio and Jacopo Sansovino took part in the competition for the construction of a stone bridge, all of their projects were rejected because assumed the construction of a classic multi-year bridge. In the second stage of the competition, the winner is the project of the architect with a telling surname - Antonio da Ponte. Like the second famous Italian bridge (
Like another famous Italian bridge (Ponte Vecchio), Ponte di Rialto is distinguished by the presence of shopping kiosks, thanks to which the construction quickly paid for itself, without the need to charge people passing by.
The famous palace is visible across the bridge Fondaco dei Tedeschi- a former German farmstead, the facade of which was decorated with frescoes and Bartolomeo Bonov. It got its name due to the fact that the façade was originally covered with gold leaf. During numerous restorations, the gold cladding was lost; according to one version, the architect Gianbattista Meduna, while supervising the work, specially removed it and quietly floated it somewhere;)
In the 19th century The palace is bought by Giorgio Franchetti, specifically to house his collection of paintings and sculptures. He successfully restores the palace, bringing it to its original appearance as much as possible. To this day, this collection is housed in a palace called Galleria Franchetti. The most famous works are "St. Sebastian" by Andrea Mantegna, a surviving fresco from the Fondaco dei Tedeschi - "
On the other side of the channel - Ca'Pesaro- Baroque palace Baldassare Longheni, very similar to Ca'Rezzonico. The last owners of Bevilacqua organized a museum of modern art in the palazzo.
Finally, a few more general views of the Grand Canal.
Venetian taxi.
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Palazzo Pisani Moretta - Face of the Grand Canal
Palazzo Pisani Moretta is a palace located along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy (in the Sestiere of San Polo) between Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza and Palazzo Tiepolo.
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Story
Built in the second half of the 15th century by the Bembo family, the palace soon became the residence of a branch of the noble Pisani family (Pisani Moretta branch). The palace was renovated, modified and expanded in the following centuries, finally taking on its current aspect in the 18th century. In fact, many of the valuable interiors date from the 18th century. Past guests to the palace included important historical figures such as Tsar Paul I of Russia, Josephine of Beauharnais and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Palazzo Pisani Moretta remained in the Pisani family until he died in 1880, but the building is still in private hands.
The interior of the rooms was decorated in the Baroque style by artists such as Tiepolo, Jacopo Guarana, Gaspare Diziani and Giuseppe Angeli. This hosts the annual masquerade ball Il Ballo del Doge, held during the Carnival period.
Description
The façade of Palazzo Pisani Moretta is an example of the Venetian Gothic floral style with its two floors of six light mullioned windows with ogive arches similar to those contained in the loggia of the Doge's Palace flanked by two separate windows. On the ground floor there are two central marked arched doorways opening onto the canal.
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