Palazzo Barbarigo Nani Mocenigo is a Gothic palace in Venice, Italy located in the Dorsoduro district, along the Nani embankment on the San Trovaso canal, near the Campo San Trovaso .
7-505: The palace dates to the 15th century and was the residence of the Barbarigo family . The building was part of the dowry that Elena Barbarigo, a daughter of Doge Agostino Barbarigo , brought to her husband Giorgio Nani. From them the palace passed to his son Bernardo, a founder of the family branch named di San Trovaso . In the first half of the 19th century, the San Trovaso branch died out, and
14-568: A pair of coats of arms in the wings. On the right side of the roof, there is a terrace overlooking the San Trovaso and Giudecca Canal area. Barbarigo family The Barbarigo were a patrician , noble Venetian family , whose members had an important role in the history of the Republic of Venice . The family originated from the Istrian area (according to the tradition, their ancestral place
21-573: The Giants Staircase of Palazzo Ducale . His reign was so short due to a fatal wrangle he had during a senate meeting with his brother and successor, Agostino. Agostino Barbarigo reigned from 1486 until 1501, the period in which Catherine Cornaro , queen of Cyprus, donated her kingdom to Venice. He introduced the habit of kissing the Doge's hand. The Barbarigo family died out in 1843 with Giovanni Filippo Barbarigo, who died childless. - all these are on
28-500: The Hotel Nani Mocenigo Palace. The palace is a typical example of Venetian Gothic architecture of the 14-15th centuries. The square-shaped façade has three levels and a mezzanine. The ground floor offers two Gothic portals: the central one and the smaller one on the left. The two noble floors have central quadriforas supported by balustrades and flanked by pairs of ogival single-light windows. The first noble floor has
35-651: The complex became the home of the distant relatives of Nani Mocenigo who previously lived in a building on the Cannaregio district. Part of the building still belongs to this family, while the rest was purchased by the Ca' Foscari University , which made it the seat of the Department of Italian Studies, along with an adjoining library. Starting in 2007, the building remained empty for several years, sometimes being rented out to wealthy tourists or used for art events. As of 2022, it houses
42-516: Was Muggia , near Trieste ). Also according to the family legend, in 880 AD one Arrigo won a battle against Saracen pirates and returned victoriously home with the beards ( barba in Italian) of the defeated enemies, thus originating the family name Barbarigo and the coat of arms, representing six beards. The Barbarigo were among the most influential Venetian families and have generated bishops, cardinals and patriarchs, including Gregorio Barbarigo , who
49-691: Was born in the Palazzo Barbarigo Minotto in 1625. In 1955, the Barbarigo founded the first church of Santa Maria del Giglio , known as Santa Maria Zobenigo at the time. The family remained part of the Venetian patricians after the Serrata del Maggior Consiglio in 1297. Two members of the family became doges of Venice . The first, Marco , ruled the Republic in 1485-86 and was the first Doge to be crowned on
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