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Ca’ d’Oro, the most famous
of Venetian Gothic palaces Canaletto
(see p148), houses Antonio Canale (Canaletto)
paintings, frescoes and (1697–1768) is best known for
sculpture from the his vedute or views of Venice.
collection of Baron He studied in Rome, but
Giorgio Franchetti, lived here for most of his life.
who bequeathed One of his patrons was
the palace and Joseph Smith (see below).
all its contents Sadly there are very few of his
to the State.
paintings left on view in the city.

Palazzo Sagredo passed
from the Morosini to the
Sagredo family in the
early18th century.
The façade shows
characteristics of both
Veneto-Byzantine and
Gothic styles.

Palazzo Foscarini was the home of
Marco Foscarini, a diplomat, orator
and scholar who rose to the
position of doge in 1762.
Palazzo Mangili Valmarana was
designed by Antonio Visentini
Palazzo Michiel (above) in Classical style for
dalle Colonne was Joseph Smith, who became the
named after its English consul in Venice. Smith
distinctive colonnade. (1682–1770) was a patron of both
Visentini and Canaletto.
Palazzo Michiel
del Brusà was
rebuilt and named
after the great fire
(brusà) that swept
Ca’ d’Oro the city in 1774.

Ca’ da Mosto is a good
example of 13th-century
Veneto-Byzantine style.
Alvise da Mosto, the
Rialto
Mercato 15th-century navigator,
was born here in
1432.
Tribunale
Fabbriche
Nuove,
Sansovino’s market
building (1555), is
now the seat of the
Assize Court.

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