The Palazzo Giustinian Lolin is a
Baroque
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style palace located on the
Grand Canal of
Venice
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, Italy. The present facade was designed circa 1630 by
Baldassare Longhena
Baldassare Longhena (1598 – 18 February 1682) was an Italian architect, who worked mainly in Venice, where he was one of the greatest exponents of Baroque architecture of the period. His style is characterized by monumentality, skillful use of l ...
.
It is used as an exhibition venue for the
Venice Biennale
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.
History
A palace at the site was constructed in the 14th century by the Lolin family, but rebuilt in the 17th century by the Giustianian family with designs of
Baldassare Longhena
Baldassare Longhena (1598 – 18 February 1682) was an Italian architect, who worked mainly in Venice, where he was one of the greatest exponents of Baroque architecture of the period. His style is characterized by monumentality, skillful use of l ...
. Longhena's design still maintains traces of the original gothic plan, with narrow peaked windows. His facade stacks the three
classical order
An order in architecture is a certain assemblage of parts subject to uniform established proportions, regulated by the office that each part has to perform.
Coming down to the present from Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman civiliz ...
s: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. In the 19th century, the palace had varied residents. In 1836, the doctor Francesco Aglietti died here. Later in the 19th century, it was owned by the dancer
Maria Taglioni, and by the former
Duchess of Parma
Consorts of Parma House of Farnese, 1545–1731
House of Bourbon-Anjou, 1731–1735
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House of Habsburg, 1735–1748
House of Bourbon-Parma, 1748–1802
House of Habsburg, 1814–1847
House of Bourbon-Parma, 1847–1859
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,
Maria Luisa.
In the 20th century, it was the home of the
Ugo and Olga Levi Foundation for Music Studies, founded in 1962. The Levis were a wealthy jewish mercantile and banking family of Venice. The couple was able to survive persecution during the war, hiding as farmers in the countryside.
Fondazione Levi
.
See also
*Palazzo Giustinian Palazzo Giustinian may refer to:
* Palazzo Giustinian (Dorsoduro)
The Palazzo Giustinian is a palace in Venice, northern Italy, situated in the Dorsoduro district and overlooking the Grand Canal next to Ca' Foscari. It is among the best exa ...
*Palazzo Giustinian Pesaro
Palazzo Giustinian Pesaro is a Gothic palace located in Venice, Italy, in the Cannaregio district and overlooking the Grand Canal. The palazzo is situated between Ca' d'Oro and Palazzo Morosini Sagredo.
History
The palace dates back to the lat ...
References
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Houses completed in the 14th century
Buildings and structures completed in 1630
Houses completed in the 17th century
Baroque palaces in Venice
Giustinian Lolin
Giustinian Lolin
1630 establishments in the Republic of Venice