Palazzo Contarini delle Figure

The Palazzo Contarini delle Figure is a Renaissance-style palace located between the Palazzo Mocenigo Ca' Vecchia and Palazzo Erizzo Nani Mocenigo, across the Grand Canal from the Palazzo Civran Grimani in the sestiere di San Marco in the city of Venice, Italy.

The marble facade is attributed to either Antonio Abbondi (Scarpagnino), Mauro Codussi,[1] Antonio Lombardo, son of Pietro Lombardo,[2] or Giorgio Spavento[3]

It was commissioned by Jacopo Contarini, procurator of San Marco, to replace an earlier palace in the gothic style. Construction took place from 1504 to 1546. In 1713, Bertucci Contarini, the last male heir donated the palaces art collection to the Ducal Palace. In the 19th century it was bought by marchese Alessandro Guiccioli, whose wife Teresa is recalled for her affair with Lord Byron.[4] The palace, in somewhat poor state of conservation, has been subdivided into private apartments.

The name Contarini delle Figure supposedly refers to caryatids above the ground floor portals below the main balcony.

References

  1. ↑ Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it:Palazzo Contarini delle Figure; see its history for attribution.
  2. ↑ Venezia e le sue lagune: 2.2, page 641.
  3. ↑ The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto, by Jonathan Buckley.
  4. ↑ Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it:Palazzo Contarini delle Figure; see its history for attribution.

Coordinates: 45°26′4″N 12°19′40″E / 45.43444°N 12.32778°E / 45.43444; 12.32778

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