Palazzo Gritti

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Palazzo Gritti
Casa Lucatello e Palazzo Gritti Dandolo (Venice).jpg
Casa Lucatello and Palazzo Gritti Dandolo; facades on Grand Canal.
Palazzo Gritti
General information
TypeResidential
Architectural style Venetian Renaissance
Address Cannaregio district
Town or city Venice
CountryItaly
Coordinates 45°26′33.64″N12°19′40.43″E / 45.4426778°N 12.3278972°E / 45.4426778; 12.3278972
Construction stopped16th century
Technical details
Floor count3

Palazzo Gritti (also Palazzo Gritti Dandolo) is a palace in Venice, Italy, located in the Cannaregio district and overlooking the Grand Canal between Palazzo Memmo Martinengo Mandelli and Palazzo Correr Contarini Zorzi. [1] [2] [3]

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The Gritti Palace or Gritti Dandolo, built in the Cannaregio sestiere on the right bank of the Canal Grande.

History

The palace is of medieval origin, bearing the classic lines of the Venetian Gothic architecture. Palazzo Gritti was subjected to a heavy renovation in the 17th century, when its geometry was radically altered, but not its size. [4]

Architecture

The façade consists of three levels, featuring a large a round-headed portal on the ground floor, with direct access to the canal. The two noble floors have a symmetrical structure and are decorated by pentaforas in the central parts flanked by pairs of single-lancet windows on each side; all these openings have stone balustrades. To the right of the main structure there is a smaller building belonging to the Palazzo Gritti complex. It is also of three floors, with a portico supported by small columns on the ground floor; on the façade there are two bas-reliefs, depicting the coats of arms of the Gritti and the Dandolo families, who were the respective owners. This minor building is originally of the 16th century but was rebuilt in the 19th century. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Kite, Stephen (2017). Shadow-Makers: A Cultural History of Shadows in Architecture. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   9781472588111 . Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Thomson, David (1993). Renaissance Architecture: Critics, Patrons, Luxury. Manchester University Press. p. 169. ISBN   9780719039638 . Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Library, Carl H. Pforzheimer (1986). Shelley and His Circle, 1773-1822. Harvard University Press. p. 197. ISBN   9780674806139 . Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Canal Grande di Venezia - Catalogo illustrato - Palazzo Gritti". canalgrandevenezia.it. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Palazzo Gritti Dandolo". venipedia.it. 2016-12-13. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Brusegan, Marcello (2007). I palazzi di Venezia : la storia della città raccontata attraverso i suoi splendidi e inconfondibili edifici. Rome: Newton & Compton. pp. 205–206. ISBN   978-88-541-0820-2.
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