Palazzo Giustinian (Dorsoduro)

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Palazzo Giustinian (left) and Ca 'Foscari from Campo San Samuele from

The Palazzo Giustinian is a palace in Venice in the Italian region of Veneto . It is located in the Dorsoduro sestiere with land access from Campiello dei Squellini next to the Church of San Barnaba and a view of the Grand Canal next to the Ca 'Foscari . Like this one, the Palazzo Giustinian is one of the best examples of Venetian late Gothic .

The Palazzo Giustinian is a unitary building, even if it is actually composed of two buildings: the right palace, in which parts of the Università Ca 'Foscari di Venezia are housed, is called Ca' Giustinian dei Vescovi (after the branch of the family that lived there) called, the left (property of the Friulian aristocratic family Brandolini d'Adda ) is called Ca 'Giustinian dalle Zogie ( Eng . "jewelry").

history

Palazzo Giustinian in a historical photo by Carlo Naya , ca.1869

The two twin buildings were built in the second half of the 15th century, around 1452, presumably with the help of Bartolomeo Bon and Giovanni Bon . The order for this came from the prestigious and very old Giustinian family . The two buildings were then intended for the two branches of the family and only after a certain time were they united and aligned with one another through the middle part of the facade

Giuseppe Darù , also the owner of the neighboring Ca 'Foscari, commissioned a major renovation. In the 19th century, when the palace was sold, the painter Natale Schiavoni , who had housed a valuable art collection there, lived there, and the composer Richard Wagner created the 2nd act of Tristan and Isolde there from 1858-1859 . The latter lived in the palace for seven months during his first trip to Venice. It was also at this time that a group of trees was planted in the garden behind the palace, one of the few that still exist in Venice today. Other famous residents of the palace were the American novelist William Dean Howells , who was consul in Venice from 1861 to 1865 . In 1866 he published his work Venetian Life in memory of his own experiences in the city . The Hungarian violinist Franz von Vecsey also lived there from 1925 to 1935 and it is said that the gondoliers drove the tourists under his windows so that they could listen to the violinist when he played.

description

Detail of the facade. Photo by Paolo Monti , 1969

The palaces, which have an L-shaped floor plan and four floors, have many decorative elements on the facade in common with the Ca 'Foscari. The entire façade, which stretches over 44 meters, is symmetrically aligned along a central axis and appears to be precisely constructed so that it gives the building an architectural compactness that is still perceived as a fusion of two buildings, in contrast to the conditions at Palazzo Bembo . The lack of compactness of the facade is due to the floor plan of this building. The central axis on the ground floor is no longer purely geometric, but becomes the third (central) portal to the water, which provides access to the back alley that separates the two buildings and their respective courtyards.

Each of the two buildings has multiple windows in the middle to illuminate the reception rooms: the first and third main floors only have simple four-fold windows, while the second main floor has an off-center six-fold window that looks elegant thanks to the famous quatrefoil arches. The six-fold windows are actually not off-center, but rather symmetrically aligned with another axis, namely that which is defined by the central portal. The single windows surrounding the central multiple windows have keel arches or three-pass arches with raised flowers. Two larger single windows on the second floor show elaborate openings with hanging capitals. These form with a partition made of marble under the arches, which is broken through with hanging arches, "a narrower and more continuous and architectural phrasing", as Umberto Francoi said. Others agreed with this view of things, but indicated that there was only one room hidden behind these windows. The capitals with angel heads are of particular value. The edges are decorated with a sawtooth pattern, made in limestone from Istria . The purpose of this frame seems precisely to give compactness to the structure.

If you look at the floor plan, it seems to have been designed according to precise logistical rules and the buildings are aligned with the boundaries and personal needs of the two branches of the family who lived there. In particular, it was necessary to build two courtyards, two stairs and two entrances. The courtyards have battlements that look like they came from the Middle Ages. In particular, the two buildings do not have a common inner courtyard, but two, so that each building has a small inner courtyard and behind it a larger garden. These gardens are very different: Ca 'Giustinian dei Vescovi has a back courtyard surrounded by Lombard columns with Ionic capitals and characterized by a Gothic staircase under which a plaque with the text “Restauratum 1902. Helen d'Aubery” is placed . The Ca 'Giustinian dalle Zolie, on the other hand, not only has a courtyard, but also a large garden with puteal . Once there were two flights of stairs that were closed off by a loggia.

The interior of the Ca 'Giustinian dei Vescovi is characterized by a large reception room with stucco work . The ceiling was created by Giovanni Battista Cedini and bears a fresco created by various artists. The reception salon in the southern part of the building, on the other hand, shows the coat of arms of the old owner family in a gilded frame.

Individual references and comments

  1. ^ "Palazzo Giustinian" is the name most sources use for this palace.
  2. ^ Marcello Brusegan: La grande guida dei monumenti di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2005. ISBN 88-541-0475-2 .
  3. ^ Elsa e Wanda Eleodori: Il Canal Grande. Palazzi e Famiglie . Corbo e Fiore, Venice 2007. ISBN 88-7086-057-4 .
  4. ^ Raffaella Russo: Palazzi di Venezia . Arsenale, Venice 1998. ISBN 88-7743-185-7 .
  5. ^ Andrea Fasolo, Mark Smith: Palazzi di Venezia . Arsenale, Venice 2003. ISBN 88-7743-295-0 .
  6. ^ AV Sullam, D. Calimani: Canal Grande . Mondadori Electa, Milan 2007. ISBN 978-88-370-4626-2 .
  7. ↑ Guida d'Italia - Venezia . 3. Edition. Touring, Milan 2007. ISBN 978-88-365-4347-2 .
  8. ↑ a b Umberto Franzoi, Mark Smith: Grand Canal . Arsenale, Venice 1993. ISBN 88-7743-131-8 .
  9. ^ Gianiacopo Fontana: Venezia monumentale - I Palazzi . Filippi, Venice 1967.
  10. ^ Giuseppe Mazzariol: I Palazzi del Canal Grande . Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara 1989. ISBN 90-6113-363-7 .
  11. ^ Venezia e provincia . Touring, Milan 2004. ISBN 88-365-2918-6 .
  12. ↑ a b c d e Gianjicopo Fontana: Venezia monumentale - I Palazzi . Filippi, Venice 1967. p. 21.
  13. ↑ a b Marcello Brusegan: La grande guida dei monumenti di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2005. ISBN 88-541-0475-2 . P. 179.
  14. ↑ a b c d e f g Andrea Fasolo, Mark Smith: Palazzi di Venezia . Arsenale, Venice 2003. ISBN 88-7743-295-0 . P. 108.
  15. ↑ a b c Gianiacopo Fontana: Venezia monumentale - I Palazzi . Filippi, Venice 1967. p. 22.
  16. ↑ a b Marcello Brusegan: La grande guida dei monumenti di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2005. ISBN 88-541-0475-2 . P. 181.
  17. ↑ a b Marcello Brusegan: La grande guida dei monumenti di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2005. ISBN 88-541-0475-2 . P. 180.
  18. ↑ a b Gianiacopo Fontana: Venezia monumentale - I Palazzi . Filippi, Venice 1967. p. 23.

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Web links

Commons : Palazzo Giustinian (Dorsoduro)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Jan-Christoph Rößler: Palazzo Giustinian . In: www.turismo.provincia.venezia.it . Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  • Palazzo Giustinian . venezia.jc.-r.net. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  • Alessia Rosada, Carlos Tarvaini: Palazzo Giustinian . In: Canal Grande di Venezia . Retrieved August 29, 2019.

Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 4.2 "  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 35.8"  E