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

Ca' d'Oro The Ca' d'Oro, or Palazzo Santa Sofia, is a palace on the Grand Canal of Venice, Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. Ca' d'Oro or Cadoro translates to "House of Gold" or "Golden House" in English because of the Gilding, gilt and polychrome ext ...

on the Grand Canal in

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, Italy.

History

The Baron Giorgio Franchetti (1865–1922), was born to a prominent family of

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. 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

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 Bartolomeo Bon (also spelled Buon; died after 1464) was an Italian sculptor and architect from Campione d'Italia. His career spans the transition between Venetian Gothic architecture and the rather late start of Venetian Renaissance architecture ...

. He supervised much of the restoration, added the mosaic floor collections, and constructed a chapel to house his Mantegna ''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 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: *''Apollo del Belvedere'' by Jacopo Bonacolsi also called l'Antico *Medal depicting

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*Medal depicting Gianfrancesco Gonzaga *Medal depicting

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*Medal depicting Don Iñigo d'Avalos *Medal depicting

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*Medal depicting

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*Medal depicting

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and

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*''Madonna and Child'' (15th century) by Michele Giambono *''Madonna and Child'' (15th century) by the studio of

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*''Madonna della Misericordia and Stories of St Bartholemew'', polyptych by Simone da Cusighe *Wooden ceiling from Palazzo Giustiniani alla Fava *Bronze relief with animals by

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*Bronze statuette of ''Education about Love by Venus in the Foundry of Vulcan'' attributed to

*Bronze copy of ''lo Spinario'' attributed to Severo Calzetta *Bronze statuette of ''Winged Victory'' *Bronze statuette of ''Bacchus and Pomona'' by

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*Bronze statuette of ''Winged Mercury'' by the school of

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*''Annunciation'', ''Visitation'', and ''Death of the Virgin'' (early 16th century) by

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*''Christ of Piety between to Angels'' (1529) by

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*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

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*''Coronation of the Virgin'' by

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*Wedding Plate with scene of ''Ercole al Bivio'' by Gerolamo di Giovanni di Benvenuto *Birth Plate by

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*''Madonna and Child'' by

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*''Crucifixion'' by

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*''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

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*''Venus before Mirror'' by

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*''Venus Sleeping'' by

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*''Bust of Procurator Marino Grimani'' by

*''David and Bathsheba'' (16th century) Belgian tapestry *''

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'' by

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*''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

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*''Mourning over the Dead Christ'' attributed to the school of Dürer *''Crucifixion'' by Jan van Eyck *''Landscape with St Jerome'' by Studio of

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*''Veduta of the Temple of Sybil at Tivoli'' by Marten Ryckaert *''Sleeping Woman'' by

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*''Winter Landscape'' by

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*''Still-life with Dog and Game'' by

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*''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

for

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*''Rio della Plata'', terracotta model for Fountain of the Four Rivers, by

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*''Mythologic subjects'', terracotta by

Stefano Maderno Stefano Maderno (''c.'' 1576 – 17 September 1636) was one of the greatest Roman sculptors of the early 17th century. Biography Information about Maderno's life is scarce and often contradictory. He was long supposed to have been a brother ...

*Sketches for ''Telamons'' for Library of San Giovanni e Paolo by

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

Francesco Guardi Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (; 5 October 1712 – 1 January 1793) was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School (art), Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the clas ...

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

References

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