Palazzo Foscarini (Dorsoduro)
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Palazzo Foscarini , also Palazzo Foscarini ai Carmini , is a palace in Venice in the Italian region of Veneto . It is located in the Dorsoduro sestiere next to the Palazzo Vendramin and opposite the church of Santa Maria dei Carmini . The Ca 'Zenobio degli Armeni is nearby .
history
The home of the Foscarini ai Carmini was built in the 16th century and housed this branch of the family until it died out. Then the property fell to the Foscarini a San Stae .
The Renaissance building was extended in the 18th century, on behalf of the most famous family member, the Doge Marco Foscarini , a man interested in culture, who on this occasion had a small palace built in the garden to house his library.
At the beginning of the 20th century, part of the palace's extensive park was replaced by residential houses and the Palazzo Malcanton Marcorà (one of the seats of the Università Ca 'Foscari di Venezia ), which endangered the original structure.
Today the Palazzo Foscarini is privately owned again and some of its parts are the Venetian seat of the consulate of the Kingdom of Belgium . The state of preservation of the palace is not particularly good.
description
The Palazzo Foscarini is an L-shaped building ensemble with a facade facing the Church of Santa Maria dei Carmini on the Rio di Santa Margherita and to the Campo dei Carmini on the other side of the Ponte Foscarini . The main building from the 16th century was extended in the first half of the 19th century, with the neighboring building and the one facing at right angles on Calle dei Ragusei being integrated into the older building. The neighboring building used to be a Carmelite monastery , which was extended by one floor.
The main facade consists of three parts, two similar on the right and one on the left. The two similar blocks are characterized by two rows of Venetian windows on the main floors, which are flanked by individual rectangular windows. Square openings are arranged above these windows, all of which are provided with stone frames. The Venetian windows are all fitted with balusters that only protrude on the first floor. The columns on the first floor are Ionic , while those on the second floor are Doric . The Venetian windows show themselves in brick arches for support, an arrangement that was found necessary at the end of the 17th century. In addition, the building is crowned with a serrated eaves .
In the interior, which is spread over six floors (three full floors and three mezzanine floors ), remarkable frescoes from the 17th century have been preserved on the first main floor . There are also remains of stucco from the same period.
The inner facade opens up to a large garden, which was once used for receptions and which housed the important Biblioteca Foscarini , the structure of which is still visible on the north side of the garden. It is a small, classical building with a facade decorated with carved elements and high columns. This was the private library of Doge Marco Foscarini.
swell
- Guida d'Italia. Venezia . 3. Edition. Touring Club Italiano, 1985. pp. 449-450.
Web links
- * Jan-Christoph Rößler: Palazzo Foscarini ai Carmini . venezia.jc-r.net. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 2.4 ″ N , 12 ° 19 ′ 18.1 ″ E