The Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro is an art museum located in the Ca' d'Oro on the Grand Canal in

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, Italy.

History

The Baron

Giorgio Franchetti Giorgio may refer to: * Castel Giorgio, ''comune'' in Umbria, Italy * Giorgio (name), an Italian given name and surname * Giorgio Moroder, or Giorgio, Italian record producer ** ''Giorgio'' (album), an album by Giorgio Moroder * "Giorgio" (song), ...

(1865–1927), was born to a prominent family of Turin. Initially trained in a military school, he preferred the study of music and collecting art. He married in 1890 the Baroness Maria Hornstein Hohenstoffeln. However, by 1891 he had moved to Venice, and there soon purchased the then dilapidated Ca' d'Oro and set upon restoring the building, as possible, to its 15th-century layout. Franchetti also traveled widely to purchase objects for the palace, including in Paris the palace's original well head (1427) by Bartolomeo Bon. He supervised much of the restoration, added the mosaic floor collections, and constructed a chapel to house his

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''St Sebastian''. The inner courtyard mosaic was designed by the Baron himself. His grandson helped further his wish, stated in 1916, to make the house and his collection a museum. The palace officially became a museum inaugurated on January 18, 1927.

Notable works

:''See also :Paintings in the collection of the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti alla Ca' d'Oro'' The Baron's collection form the nucleus of the displays, which are augmented by other works from local buildings. The Baron's tomb is on the premises. Among the works on display are:Museums of Venice
official site. *''Apollo del Belvedere'' by

Jacopo Bonacolsi Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (c. 1460–1528), called L'Antico by his contemporaries, and often Antico in English, the nickname given for the refined interpretation of the Antique they recognized in his work, was a 15th- and 16th-century North It ...

also called l'Antico *Medal depicting Leonello d'Este by

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*Medal depicting Gianfrancesco Gonzaga *Medal depicting Sigismondo Malatesta *Medal depicting Don Iñigo d'Avalos *Medal depicting Vittorino da Feltre *Medal depicting Sultan Mehmed II by Gentile Bellini *Medal depicting

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and Giuliano de' Medici by Bertoldo di Giovanni *''Madonna and Child'' (15th century) by

Michele Giambono Michele Taddeo di Giovanni Bono, known as GiambonoAlso known as Michele di Taddeo, Giambono, Zambone, Zambono, Bono, or Michele Giovanni Boni ( 1400 Venice – c. 1462 Venice) was an Italian painter, whose work reflected the International Gothic ...

*''Madonna and Child'' (15th century) by the studio of Alvise Vivarini *''Madonna della Misericordia and Stories of St Bartholemew'', polyptych by

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*''Annunciation'', ''Visitation'', and ''Death of the Virgin'' (early 16th century) by Vittore Carpaccio *''Christ of Piety between to Angels'' (1529) by Marco Palmezzano *Bronze statuette of ''Two Putti Musicians'' by

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*Bronze statuette of ''Sleeping Youth'' by Tiziano Minio *Bronze statuette of Milo by

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*''Pieta with St Jerome, St John Evangelist, and Donor'' (1500s) by

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*''Four Doctors of the Church'' (late 15th century) by Carlo Braccesco *''Coronation of the Virgin'' by Andrea di Bartolo *Wedding Plate with scene of ''Ercole al Bivio'' by Gerolamo di Giovanni di Benvenuto *Birth Plate by Domenico di Bartolo *''Madonna and Child'' by Francesco Botticini *''Crucifixion'' by Giovanni Boccati *''Story of Lucretia'' by Biagio di Antonio Tucci *''Portrait of Marcello Durazzo'' (1622–1627) by

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*''Portrait of Procurator Nicolò Priuli'' (1545) by Jacopo Tintoretto *''Venus before Mirror'' by Titian *''Venus Sleeping'' by Paris Bordone *''Bust of Procurator

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*''David and Bathsheba'' (16th century) Belgian tapestry *'' St Sebastian'' by Andrea Mantegna *''Double marble portrait'' by

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*''Charity of San Martin'' by Andrea Briosco also called il Riccio *''Madonna and Child'', marble sculpture by

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*''Last Supper'', marble sculpture attributed to

*''St Jerome in prayer'' attributed to Daniel Hopfer *''Mourning over the Dead Christ'' attributed to the school of Dürer *''Crucifixion'' by Jan van Eyck *''Landscape with St Jerome'' by Studio of Joachim Patinir *''Veduta of the Temple of Sybil at Tivoli'' by Marten Ryckaert *''Sleeping Woman'' by Gabriël Metsu *''Winter Landscape'' by Adriaen van de Velde *''Veduta di mare con vascelli'' by Willem van de Velde the younger *''Still-life with Dog and Game'' by Jan Fyt *''Still life with uccelli palustri'' by

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*''Exile of Adam and Eve from Paradise'', ''Christ and the Samaritan'', and ''Christ and the Magdalen'', frescoes by

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*''Virtues'', frescoes by

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*Facade frescoes (degraded) by Titian for Fondaco dei Tedeschi *''Rio della Plata'', terracotta model for

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*''Mythologic subjects'', terracotta by Stefano Maderno *Sketches for ''Telamons'' for Library of San Giovanni e Paolo by

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*''Veduta of the Piazetta towards San Giorgio'' by

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*''Veduta of the Wharf towards the Salute'' by Francesco Guardi

References

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