Palazzo Gussoni Grimani della Vida
Palazzo Gussoni Grimani della Vida is a palace in Venice in the Veneto region of Italy . It is located in the Cannaregio sestiere overlooking the Grand Canal between Ca 'Velluti and Palazzetto da Lezze, opposite Ca' Pesaro .
history
The Gussonis , a family that had existed in Venice since the end of the 11th century, had today's house built between 1548 and 1556. The architect who was entrusted with the remodeling of the Gothic house that previously stood on this site was most likely michele Sanmicheli , which Francesco Sansovino also confirms, but not all of his students see it that way. The English embassy was housed there from 1614 to 1618 and from 1647 to 1690 the palace was the seat of the Academia Delfica , which was also called Gussoniana and which dealt with eloquence studies .
The owner family died out in 1735 with the death of Senator Giulio Gussoni . He left his property to his wife Faustina Lazzari and his daughter Giustiniana , who later became known through her runaway with Count Francesco Tassis from Bergamo . The subsequent owners were the Grimanis , who bought the palace in the 18th century, and then Cesare della Vida , a wealthy businessman of Jewish origin. The palace was then handed over to the state and is now the seat of the regional administrative court of Veneto .
description
The main facade facing the Grand Canal is particularly elegant and characterized by the traditional horizontal and vertical tripartite division. In the middle, two quadruple windows with balconies, one above the other, stand out. The first main floor shows a more intense expression through the protruding balcony and the cornice above. The facade is divided into different sectors by different frames; one of them also serves as a connection between the quadruple window and the other windows and as the basis for the curved tympanum above the window openings on the first floor.
Nevertheless, the facade, on which you can see light and dark effects through two coats of arms, appears fairly linear. Such a formal evenness allowed Jacopo Tintoretto to take care of his decoration. It is possible that the stylistic simplicity and the subordination of the architecture to the painting was so wanted by the designer. This painting of the palace has now been completely lost: the only evidence of this work are the engravings by Antonio Maria Zanetti (1706–1778), who published a book in 1760 in which the frescoes on the facades of the palaces that belonged to the Venetian patricians are depicted are. Among them are objects like Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, and Dusk and Dawn . The latter themes in particular are inspired by Michelangelo's sculptures in the Medici Chapel in Florence .
The palace has particularly evocative interiors with an atrium with columns and an interior courtyard with frescoes by Hector in various poses. It is believed to be a work by Giovanni Battista Zelotti . The theory was also expressed that the entire fresco circle was designed by the architect who was responsible for the construction site, i.e. Michele Sanmicheli. It is already clear that the intention of the owners was to present the numerous guests with allusions to the model of a Roman villa.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Marcello Brusegan: I palazzi di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2007. ISBN 978-88-541-0820-2 . P. 208
- ^ A b Susie Boulton, Christopher Catling: Venezia e il Veneto . Mandadori. ISBN 978-88-0443-092-6 . P. 62.
- ^ A b Andrea Fasolo: Palazzi di Venezia . Arsenale editrice, 2003. ISBN 978-88-7743-295-7 . P. 128.
- ↑ a b Marcello Brusegan: I palazzi di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2007. ISBN 978-88-541-0820-2 . P. 210
- ↑ a b c d Marcello Brusegan: I palazzi di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2007. ISBN 978-88-541-0820-2 . P. 209
Web links
- Jan-Christoph Rößler: Palazzo Gussoni Grimani . venezia.jc-r.net. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 30.4 " N , 12 ° 19 ′ 55.8" E