Palazzo Basadonna Giustinian Recanati
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Palazzo Basadonna Giustinian Recanati is a palace in Venice in the Veneto region of Italy . It is located in the Sestiere Dorsoduro with a view of the Fondamento Priuli near the Palazzi Contarini degli Scrigni e Corfù and opposite the Palazzo Bollani a San Trovaso .
history
This building was built by order of the Contarini family in the 14th century according to plans by an unknown architect. It fell in 1626 to the Alvis brothers Antonio and Giovanni Basadonna , who commissioned Baldassare Longhena with the stylistic modernization. In 1758 the palace changed hands again; now it belonged to the Priuli family . On this occasion it was completely restored inside. When it was in the hands of the Counts Giustinian Recanati , they gave it to the city of Venice, which eventually housed a school there. Between 1970 and 1975 the palace was completely restored and adapted to the new function. Today the palace houses the Venice State Art School, but it is also open to visitors. In 2002, work was carried out to protect the entrance hall from flooding .
description
It is an architectural complex, the main facade of which dates from the beginning of the 17th century, and appears simple and linear, as if in contrast to the baroque forms that made their way into the Venetian architectural tradition. The rear facade also copies this style. The traditional architectural form of the palace does not seem to suggest the intervention of Baldassare Longhena, who probably preferred to orient himself on a model from the 16th century, as he had done with the Palazzo Giustinian Lolin . This intervention is proven by many contemporary documents.
The main facade shows three levels, the ground floor, characterized by small, rectangular openings and interrupted by wide portals, the 1st floor, in contrast with an imposing Venetian window , flanked by three asymmetrically arranged pairs of simple windows, and the 2nd floor, which repeats this pattern, the Venetian window being replaced by three openings with slightly offset arches. All floors are marked by cornices and the various openings have female heads on the keystones . The rear also has a Venetian window with three arched openings, which is surrounded by several simple windows. A wide, level portal opens on the ground floor and leads to the vestibule .
The traditional architectural form of the Venetian palace, a “warehouse” with a vestibule and warehouse on the ground floor and a three-part structure on the upper floors also has a counterpart in this building. Inside, and especially on the main floor, there are still some original areas with classicistic stucco and frescoes from different eras. The panels were decorated around the middle of the 18th century, while many of the frescoes date from the early 18th and 19th centuries. The whole is partially preserved thanks to the interventions of the Province of Veneto, which took care of the restoration. In contrast, the extensive collection of Basadonna's paintings was lost. Also worth mentioning is the garden, which is located at the rear of the property and above which the rear facade rises. This was probably designed by Giuseppe Jappelli (1783-1852) and became very famous because it shows variations on the theme of English Romanticism with hills and winding paths in a limited space .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Marcello Brusegan: I Palazzi di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2007. ISBN 978-88-541-0820-2 . P. 32.
- ^ Jan Christoph Rößler: Palazzo Basadonna Giustinian Recanati . venezia.jc-r.net. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ Antony Hopkins: Baldassare Longhena 1597–1682 . Electa.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 25 '52.4 " N , 12 ° 19' 35.4" E