Palazzo Calbo Crotta

Palazzo Calbo Crotta is a palace in Venice, located in the Cannaregio district and overlooking the Grand Canal, near the Scalzi bridge.[2]

Palazzo Calbo Crotta
Palazzo Calbo Crotta
General information
TypeResidential
Architectural styleVenetian gothic, Venetian Renaissance[1]
AddressCannaregio district
Town or cityVenice
CountryItaly
Coordinates45°26′29.92″N 12°19′23.24″E
Construction started14th century
Technical details
Floor count4 levels

History

Palazzo Calbo Crotta dates back to the 14th century, when it was built to be the home of the Calbo family, and was remodeled several times over the following centuries, assuming its current appearance in the 17th century. In the 18th century, the palace passed to the Crotta family, that changed the interiors, embellishing them with works of art and furniture.[3][4][5]

Currently in good condition, the building houses a hotel.[6]

Architecture

The building is a complex developed in length and of three floors high with a mezzanine in the attic. The façade on the canal is plastered in white, stylistically divided into two equally structured parts: the left part is Gothic, with ogival openings and a trifora on the second noble floor; the right part is typically Renaissance, with round arch windows.

On the ground floor, there is a terrace overlooking the first stretch of the Grand Canal. Inside the palace, there are numerous frescoes by Jacopo Guarana.[7]

References
  1. Müller, Adalbert (1873). Venice: Her Art-treasures and Historical Associations : a Guide to the City and the Neighbouring Islands. Ferd. Ongania. p. 155. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. Birmingham, Brenda (1 February 2012). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Venice & the Veneto. Penguin. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7566-9121-9. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. Brusegan, Marcello (2007). I palazzi di Venezia : la storia della città raccontata attraverso i suoi splendidi e inconfondibili edifici. Roma: Newton Compton. p. 47. ISBN 978-88-541-0820-2.
  4. Molmenti, Pompeo (1908). Venice, Its Individual Growth from the Earliest Beginnings to the Fall of the Republic: The decadence. 2 v. A.C. McClurg. p. 14. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. Santangelo, Antonino; Santangelo, Nino (1964). A Treasury of Great Italian Textiles. H. N. Abrams. p. 62. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. "Canal Grande di Venezia - Catalogo illustrato - Palazzo Calbo Crotta". canalgrandevenezia.it. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  7. Pedrocco, Filippo (2005). Ca' Rezzonico: Museum of 18th Century Venice : Complete Guide. Marsilio. p. 145. ISBN 978-88-317-8739-0. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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