History:
The Palace, ever
since the propertv of the Pisani familv,
was erected in the second half of
the XVth Century at one of the most
attractive points along the "Canal
Grande" half way between the
Bridge of Rialto and the Ca' Foscari's
vault. Built in the Gothic floreal
style, it underwent several expansions
and restorations began in the early
XVIth Century and flnished in the
mid XVIIIth Centurv when the last
important works which gave it its
present day appearance were completed.
The architectural importance of the
fa?ade, is due to the splendid Gothic
mullioned windows of the two main
floors. The wonderfully elaborate
Baroque decoration inside, is the
work of the most outstanding Venetian
artists of the XVIIIth Century such
as Giambattista Tiepolo, Jacopo Guarana,
Gaspare Diziani and Giuseppe Angeli.
The magnificent staircase rising in
double ramps to the top floor of the
Palace, also belongs to the Baroque
period and was built to replace the
old Gothic outer steps. Thanks to
the restoration work of the last decade,
the re-establishment of its art collections
and the recovery of its original antique
furnishings, the Pisani Palace, abandoned
for various reasons at the end of
the last Century, has regained some
of the splendour which in past centuries
was admired by famous visitors among
whom Tzar Paul of Russia, Jos¨¦phine
Bonaparte and Joseph Il ofAustria.
Location:
The Pisani Moretta
Palace is located in San
Polo area, faced on the Grand
Canal.
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