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PALAZZO PISANI MORETTA
The Palace, erected in the second half of the XVth Century, is found in one of the most attractive points along the "Canal Grande" half way between the Bridge of Rialto and the Ca' Foscari's vault. Built in the Gothic floreal style, it underwent several expansions and restorations in the early XVIth Century and flnished in the mid XVIIIth Century when the last important works which gave it its present day appearance were completed. The architectural importance of the façade, is due to the
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splendid Gothic mullioned windows of the two main floors. The wonderfully elaborate Baroque decoration inside, is the work of the most outstanding Venetian artists of the XVIIIth Century such as Giambattista Tiepolo, Jacopo Guarana, Gaspare Diziani and Giuseppe Angeli. The magnificent staircase rising in double ramps to the top floor of the Palace, also belongs to the Baroque period and was built to replace the old Gothic outer steps. Thanks to the restoration work of the last decade, the re-establishment of its art collections and the recovery of its original antique furnishings, the Palace, abandoned for various reasons at the end of the last Century, has regained some of the splendour which in past centuries was admired by famous visitors among whom Tzar Paul of Russia, Joséphine Bonaparte and Joseph Il of Austria. |
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The Palace is placed on two floors.The ground floor is ideal for your aperitif and dancing.The first floor has a magnificent terrace that overlooks the Gran Canal and spectacular ballrooms (sala Guarana,Tiepolo and Longhi)which can take up to 140 people.The second floor also overlooks the Gran Canal and is perfect for the ceremony holding up to 90 people.. |
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PALAZZO PAPADOPOLI |
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Palazzo Papadopoli was built in the 16th century by architect Gian Giacomo dei Grigi, on commission for the Coccina family from Bergamo. In the 18th century the palace became property of the Tiepolo family and later, in the early 19th century, it was bought by the brothers Nicolò and Angelo Papadopoli Aldobrandini. The Papadopoli Aldobrandini also bought two little buildings, next to the palace, which, once demolished, provided space for a wonderful garden |
facing the Grand Canal, and a palace wing still called “dell’Ottocento” (of the 1800’s).The interior décor of the building’s fired floor- the wall decorations and furniture-was the work of Michelangelo Guggenheim, who was the most prominent exponent of the Venetian nineteenth-century Revival. Guggenheim redesigned spaces in a neo-Renaissance and rococo style, leaving the most outstanding example of this style in Venice. Special mention has to be made of the valuable Alcove Room, on the second floor, next to the chapel, finely decorated with eighteenth-century stuccoes and precious frescoes by Giambattista Tiepolo, as well as of the two majestic ceilings respectively decorated by Giambattista Tiepolo and Jacopo Guarana. Count Papadopoli, a philanthropist and collector, is certainly to be mentioned for his several art collections, among which the numismatic collection stands out for its extensiveness and preciousness; on his death, the collection was donated to the Venetian Civic Museums. Vera Papadopoli Aldobrandini, the last descendant of the family, married Count Giberto Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga at the end of the 19th century bringing the palace as dowry; the palace is still owned by the family. |
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PALAZZO CÀ ZENOBIO
Palazzo Zenobio is one of the most beautiful expressions of the seventeenth century Venice. This palazzo was built by the family Zenobio, after they had acquired the gothic predecessor building of Morosini. Again, like already at Palazzo Barbaro-Curtis, the ballroom of Palazzo Zenobio has the height of two floors. Louis (Lodovico) Dorigny, a French painter, created a large trompe-l'oeil ceiling fresco. Alas, two ceiling paintings in the second piano nobile, attributed to
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Antonio Balestra, recently "disappeared".Before the entrance to the Hall of Mirrors you find the Hall of the «Stucco». The main hall, Hall of Mirrors, of the Zenobio Palace is named Tiepolian after the frescos and the complex decoration, to which collaborated the young G. B. Tiepolo. A hall full of light, a subtle example of Venetian art and life in the 17 century: every element contributes to create this sumptuous style of the ambience, the stuccos and the frescos, along with the bronze decoration and the mirrors. There is also a spacious garden that welcomes the guests as soon as they enter the Palace; the garden is often used to organize ceremonies, concerts, lunches and important dinners. Today the Palace belongs to the Armenian Mekhitarist Fathers of Venice. |
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PALAZZO PESARO PAPAFAVA
The Papafava Palace constitutes an interesting repertoire of art from the 14th to the 18th century. It is an ogival building in gothic style. The precious facade that looks at the canal of the Misericordia, lying at the back, has a special worth. This facade is ennobled by the elegant quadriform gothic windows, with jutting balconies and balustrade in the shape of high little columns. It reminds the Ca' Foscari Palace for its great regularity. The ceiling of the central hall, in the style of Sansovino, was set up and incised at the end of the 16th century at the same time of the marble wall of the doors. In the early years of the 18th century the ceiling of the Beatrice room was painted by order of the daughter of Bonifazio Papafava, and she was very keen on hunting. The tecnique of decorating |
with frescoes lacks reference to space and people.The Palace is located in Cannaregio and not far from it is the magnificent Church of the Miracoli. |
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