Palazzo Morosini del Pestrin
Palazzo Morosini del Pestrin , also simply Palazzo Morosini , is a palace in Venice in the Italian region of Veneto . It is located in the Sestiere Castello with a view of the Rio del Pestrin next to the Palazzi Donà a Santa Maria Formosa near the Campo Santa Maria Formosa and Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo .
history
The Palazzo Morosini del Pestrin was built in the 17th century for the patrician family Morosini del Pestrin . Its name goes back to the Corte del Pestrin , a milk market (in Venetian "Pestrin") which was located where the inner part of the palace is today.
Since 2001, the second floor has been the seat of the Honorary Consul of France and earlier also of the cultural delegation of the French Consulate (closed in August 2009).
description
The main facade of the Rio del Pestrin addition, a portal to the water with such a wide rustication is decorated, as is the triple windows on the main floor. Also noteworthy are the sides of the facade with three individual windows and two large family coats of arms. The style of the first is continued on the second floor. The garden facade has two quadruple windows with balconies .
Inside the palace only a few parts of the frescoes painted by Gian Carlo Bevilacqua in 1815 remain .
Individual evidence
- ^ Marcello Brusegan: La grande guida dei monumenti di Venezia . Newton & Compton, Rome 2005. ISBN 88-541-0475-2 .
- ↑ Guida d'Italia - Venezia . 3. Edition. Touring Editore, Milan 2007. ISBN 978-88-365-4347-2 .
- ↑ Jan-Christoph Rößler: Morosini dal Pestrin Palace . venezia.jc-r.net. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Consolato Francia . In: Corpo Consolare di Venezia e del Veneto . Archived from the original on December 7, 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ Giuseppe Tassini: Curiosità Veneziane . Filippi, Venice 2001.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 16.9 ″ N , 12 ° 20 ′ 27.4 ″ E