Palazzo Corner Contarini dei Cavalli

Palazzo Corner Contarini dei Cavalli

Palazzo Corner Contarini dei Cavalli is a palace in Venice in the Veneto region of Italy . It is located in the Sestiere San Marco , overlooking the Grand Canal, between the Rio di San Luca and the Palazzo Grimani on one side and the Palazzo Tron a San Beneto and the Palazzetto Tron Memmo on the other. Opposite is the Palazzo Papadopoli .

history

The current building was probably built around the middle of the 15th century, but around 1310 the previous palace was covered with the so-called “Marchio d'infamia” (Eng. Disgrace ), which was reserved for treason because its owners were involved in the failed uprising of Baiamonte Tiepolo had participated against the Republic of Venice .

Among the well-known men who lived there in the first years of the 16th century was the condottiere Bartolomeo d'Alviano .

Ownership of the palace fell to the Contarini family through marriage in 1521 ; they kept it until 1830 when they sold it to the Mocenigo family . Then the property fell successively to the Ulbricht , the Cavalieri and the Ravennas . Today some of the Justice Department offices are located there.

description

The building is attributable to the Venetian late Gothic , but shows the different architectural styles in the individual floors in which the various renovations were carried out over the centuries. The ground floor shows bustwork from the 15th century with a portal to the water in the middle of the facade, which is in the style of a Venetian window . The main floor retained the original architectural style with a multiple window with three-pass arches on which quatrefoil leaves are placed and a single side window that matches the style of the facade of the Doge's Palace . On the other hand, on the second floor, which is an addition from the 19th century, there is a triple window , the central opening of which is larger than the others, as well as two pairs of single round arched windows on the side . All window openings are provided with small balconies which, with the exception of the two side openings of the multiple window, protrude on the main floor.

The supplementary name "dei Cavalli" of the palace goes back to the two large signs from the 15th century on the main floor depicting seahorses .

gallery

• Details of the facade (photos by Paolo Monti )
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  1968

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  1969

Web links

Commons : Palazzo Corner Contarini dei Cavalli  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jan-Christoph Rößler: Palazzo Corner Contarini dei Cavalli . venezia.jc-r.net. Retrieved August 7, 2019.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Marcello Brusegan: I Palazzi di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2007. ISBN 978-88-541-0820-2 . P. 85.
2. ^ Marcello Brusegan: I Palazzi di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2007. ISBN 978-88-541-0820-2 . P. 86.

Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 10 ″  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 57.3 ″  E