Ca' d'Oro - Franchetti Gallery

Overview

An ancient patrician residence of the fifteenth-century gathers the art collection which Baron Giorgio Franchetti gave the State: in this house, decorated with a Venetian Gothic style, through fascinating architectonical glimpses, it is possible to admire paintings of the Venetian school among which the famous San Sebastiano by Andrea Mantegna, works of the Tuscan and the Flemish school, wonderful bronze statues and Renaissance statues as well. There is also an interesting collection of ceramics found  in the Venetian lagoon

Tour details

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Details

Ca' D'Oro represents the highest and most complete example of the new gothic arquitecture between the end of the 14th Century and the first half of the 15th Century. Palace was built between 1421 and 1440 by Marino Contarini, rich venetian merchant, on the area of a previous venetian-bizantine residence. To its creation took part celebrities like Marco d'Amadio, Matteo Raverti, Giovanni and Bartolomeo Buon, that was also the author of the well in the patio.

Reconstructed on the ancient storey for the previous residence, three archs were added in the innovative project. The whole facade is covered by marble of various shades, underlined by the Verona's red marble, used in the three small coluimns of the second arch. From the floor, a high wall separates the patio from the street, where one can enter through an impressive door crowned by an angel holding the coat of arms of the Contarini family.

Divided among the heirs after Conatrini's death, Ca' D'Oro passed from hand to hand, experiencing internal changes that caused a strong degrade; to the end of the 19th Centurym it was restored by Giovanni Meduna, who arbitrarily added some inexisten parts, by analogy to others. Purchased in 1894 by Baron Giorgio Franchetti, the parts added by Meduna were removed and the palace was taken as much as possible to its 15th Century look, with the addition of mosaics in the entrance floor following the marcian model, and adding red and white marble inthe walls.

Baron Franchetti, that had an important colection of art works, decided to create a museum with its collection and the arquitecture of the palace. At the beginning of the First World War, he found himself in economic difficulties, so he decided to donate the Ca D'Oro and his collection to the State, that from then supported him in the commitment, adding to the Franchetti other collections that were property of the State, and offering him officials to collaborate with to create the museum, that baron was not able to view because of his death.

In addition to the Franchetti collection, that contains paintings (mainly from Tuscany and central Italy, as well as important venetian and flemish pieces), sculptures, carpets, tapestriesand furniture, museum includes sculptures coming from churches destroyed furing the fall of the Venice Republic, from destroyed monuments, bronzes and medals from an ancient paduan collection passed to the Venice Republic, paintings, frescoes and a collection of flemish painting and terracotta models coming from the warehouse of the Accademia Galleries.

More recent, the adquisition of thousands of ceramics coming from the lagoon, in part purchased and in part donated by the finders. No exposed to the public, but only to specialists, the numismatic and medals collections. The first contains ventetian coinsm from the most anqitque of the end of the Venice Republic, as well as bizantine, arab, and other european countries, coming from donations made by venetian nobles, and recently enriched by the donation of the whole series of the papal medals.

Prices

Tickets:

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Reduced price:
European Union citizens aged 18 to 25
Permanent state schools teachers

Free tickets:
European Union citizens under 18 and over 65
Teachers of Italian Universities
Italian Universities students with following areas: History, Art or Archaeology; Letters of areas: History/Art or Archaeology, Architecture, Cultural Inheritage Preservation

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