Palazzo Belloni Battagia facciata sul Canal Grande

Palazzo Belloni Battagia (also spelled Palazzo Belloni Battaglia) is a palace on the Canal Grande,

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

, northern Italy. It is located in the '' sestiere'' (district) of Santa Croce, between the Fondaco del Megio and

Ca' Tron Ca' Tron is a palace in Venice, northern Italy, facing the Canal Grande. Part of the '' sestiere'' (quarter) of Santa Croce, it is situated between the Palazzo Belloni Battagia and Palazzo Duodo, near the church of San Stae. It is owned by the ...

, near the church of San Stae. It was built in the mid-17th century, possibly to a design by Baldassarre Longhena, as the residence of the Belloni family.

Description

It has two floors and a

mezzanine A mezzanine (; or in Italian language, Italian, a ''mezzanino'') is an intermediate floor in a building which is partly open to the double-height ceilinged floor below, or which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, a loft ...

, with a typically Baroque façade featuring a rich sculpture decoration. The ground floor, surmounted by a parapet, has at the middle a big portal with a tympanum. The

piano nobile The ''piano nobile'' (Italian for "noble floor" or "noble level", also sometimes referred to by the corresponding French term, ''bel étage'') is the principal floor of a palazzo. This floor contains the main reception and bedrooms of the hou ...

has seven rectangular windows within a large set of decorations, including false columns, two large coat of arms and, above each window, a broken

entablature An entablature (; nativization of Italian , from "in" and "table") is the superstructure of moldings and bands which lies horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and ...

. The mezzanine, separated by the floor below by a frame, has six small windows. The

cornice In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian ''cornice'' meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a ...

has a notched frame and a long frieze with the Belloni coat of arms. At the top are two symmetrical, obelisk-shaped pinnacles: this theme is featured in a minority of palaces in Venice, such as

Palazzo Giustinian Lolin The Palazzo Giustinian Lolin is a Baroque style palace located on the Grand Canal of Venice, Italy. The present facade was designed circa 1630 by Baldassare Longhena. It is used as an exhibition venue for the Venice Biennale. History A palace at ...

, also designed by Longhena, and Palazzo Papadopoli. Internally, there are 19th-century frescoes in the piano nobile and a private oratory with painted decorations.

References

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