The Tartini House ( sl, Tartinijeva hiša) is the birthplace of
Giuseppe Tartini, a violinist from
Piran. The house is located on
Tartini Square
Tartini Square ( Slovene: ''Tartinijev trg'', Italian: ''Piazza Tartini'') is the largest and main square in the town of Piran, Slovenia. It was named after violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini, of whom a monument was made in 1896.
History
The ...
in the town of
Piran.
History
The building is one of the oldest on the square, first mentioned in 1384 as a
gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
building named ''Casa Pizagrua''. It was later renovated in
neoclassical style. The most recent renovation, which took place from 1985 to 1991, revealed interesting wall paintings. The house is now the seat of the Italian community in Slovenia and is used as a venue for cultural projects, a gallery, and a museum. The museum part displays Tartini's violin, a copperplate engraving of his dreams, and his portrait, among other items.
[http://www.zbirka.si/tartinijeva-hisa-piran/]
References
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Historic house museums in Slovenia
Piran