Palazzo Salviati is a palace on the
Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro district (or
sestieri
A (plural: ) is a subdivision of certain Italian towns and cities. The word is from (‘sixth’), so it is thus used only for towns divided into six districts. The best-known example is the ''sestieri'' of Venice, but Ascoli Piceno, Genoa, Mi ...
) in
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 situated between the
Palazzo Barbaro Wolkoff
Palazzo Barbaro Wolkoff is a Venetian civil building located in the Dorsoduro district and overlooking the Grand Canal between Ca' Dario and Casa Salviati.
History
The building, initially built according to the canons of Venetian-Byzantine archi ...
and
Palazzo Orio Semitecolo Benzon
Palazzo Orio Semitecolo Benzon is a Gothic palace in Venice, Italy, built in the 14th century. The palazzo is located in the Dorsoduro district and overlooks the Grand Canal between Casa Santomaso and Casa Salviati.
History
Built by the Orio fa ...
.
History
The building was built as a shop and the furnace of the Salviati family between 1903 and 1906, designed by the architect
Giacomo Dell'Olivo. The
Salviati company was founded in 1859 by
Antonio Salviati
Antonio Salviati (18 March 1816 – 25 January 1890) was an Italian glass manufacturer and founder of the Salviati family firm.
Biography
A native of Vicenza, Salviati was a lawyer who became interested in glass work after participating in re ...
. In 1924 the building underwent a major renovation, which involved the addition of an extra floor and the placement of a large mosaic façade.
Description
Structurally the façade is relatively simple, with arched doors on the first and third floors and matching arched windows on the second floor. Attention is drawn to the mosaic figures that cover most of the façade, with a very large mosaic in the center of the building and smaller mosaics over the doors on the first floor and at the top of the third.
References
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External links
Salviati WebsiteSatellite image from Google Maps
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