Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo

Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo is a Gothic palace in Venice, Italy located in the Dorsoduro district, along the Nani embankment on the San Trovaso river, near the campo of the same name.[1]

Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo
Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo
General information
TypeResidential
Architectural styleGothic
AddressDorsoduro district
Town or cityVenice
CountryItaly
Coordinates45°25′48.63″N 12°19′34.45″E
Construction stopped15th century
Technical details
Floor count4

History

The palace dates back to the 15th century and was the residence of the Barbarigo family.[2][3] The building was part of the dowry that Elena Barbarigo, a daughter of Doge Agostino Barbarigo, brought to her husband Giorgio Nani. From them the palace passed to his son Bernardo, a founder of the family branch named di San Trovaso. In the first half of the 19th century, the San Trovaso branch died out, and the complex became the home of the distant relatives of Nani Mocenigo who previously lived in a building on the Cannaregio district.[4][5][6]

Part of the building still belongs to this family, while the rest was purchased by the Ca' Foscari University, that made it the seat of the Department of Italian Studies, along with an adjoining library. Since 2007, the building has remained empty, sometimes being rented out to wealthy tourists or used for art events.[7]

Architecture

The palace is a typical example of Venetian Gothic architecture of the 14-15th centuries. The square-shaped façade has three levels and a mezzanine. The ground floor offers two Gothic portals: the central one and the smaller one on the left. The two noble floors have central quadriforas supported by balustrades and flanked by pairs of ogival single-light windows.[4] The first noble floor has a pair of coats of arms in the wings.

On the right side of the roof there is a terrace overlooking the San Trovaso and Giudecca Canal area.

See also

References
  1. Lamprecht, Ines. Der Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza zu Venedig (in German). Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 8. ISBN 978-3-05-009571-4. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. Brusegan, Marcello. La grande guida dei monumenti di Venezia: storia, arte, segreti, leggende, curiosità (in Italian). Newton & Compton. p. 269. ISBN 978-88-541-0475-4. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. Tante Italie Una Italia. Dinamiche territoriali e identitarie. Vol. III: Terza Italia. Il peso del territorio: Dinamiche territoriali e identitarie. Vol. III: Terza Italia. Il peso del territorio (in Italian). FrancoAngeli. p. 103. ISBN 978-88-568-6793-0. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. "Palazzo Barbarigo Nani-Mocenigo, Venice". venice.jc-r.net. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  5. Douglas, Hugh A. (2013). Venice on Foot. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 9781447486091. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. Hennezel, Béat de. J'ai retrouvé les bergers de Virgile: un architecte vaudois en Italie, 1792-1796 (in French). Editions d'en bas. p. 266. ISBN 978-2-8290-0374-5. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  7. Maps, Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo Dorsoduro 960-962 30123 Venezia See on Google (5 June 2017). "Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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