Palazzo Giovanelli

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Palazzo Giovanelli, facade to the Grand Canal

Palazzo Giovanelli , also Palazzo Foscarini Giovanelli , is a palace in Venice in the Italian region of Veneto . It is located in the Santa Croce sestiere with a view of the Grand Canal at the confluence of the Rio di San Zan Degolà between Casa Rizzoli and Casa di Boia .

history

The palace was probably built in the middle of the 15th century. The design is attributed to Filippo Calendario , the architect of the Doge's Palace . Over the centuries the palace has been renovated many times; In the years 1847–1848 it was almost completely rebuilt according to plans by the architect Giovanni Battista Meduna . These interventions can be seen particularly on the side of the palace facing the Rio di San Zan Degolà ; the facade there consists of a mixture of Gothic , Neo-Gothic and Renaissance elements .

Giovanni Battista Donà , a member of one of the most important Venetian families, was the first owner. In 1538 the Republic of Venice donated the palace to Francesco Maria I della Rovere , Duke of Urbino . Then it fell to the Giovannelli family to settle debts . The Giovannellis were originally from Bergamasco and got rich from investing in Hungarian mining. In 1668 they bought their title of nobility against payment of the enormous sum of 100,000 ducats to the Serenissima.

description

The palace has three floors. The two main floors are decorated in the middle by quadruple keel arched windows, flanked by two pairs of single windows of the same style. The quadruple window on the first floor has a balustrade . Meduna redesigned the interiors at the same time as the renovation of the Ca 'd'Oro was taking place, inspired by the neo-Gothic style. The interiors have coffered ceilings , stucco work and marble open fireplaces. Paintings such as La Tempesta by Giorgione and Ritratto del'Inglese by Titian also adorned the palace.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Edward Verrall Lucas: A Wanderer in Venice . Read Books. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Venezia. Arte e storia. Edizione inglese . Bonechi. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Giandomenico Romanelli: Splendors of Venice . Tauris Parke Books. P. 52. 1997. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Palazzo Giovanelli . In: Canal Grande di Venezia . Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Edward Verrall Lucas: A Wanderer in Venice . Macmillan. P. 227, 1924. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Thomas Okey: The Story of Venice . JM Dent & Co .. p. 403. 1907. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

Web links

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Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 31.5 ″  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 39.3 ″  E