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Ca’ Grande, a huge Classical
palace, was designed in 1545
by Sansovino for Giacomo Cornaro,
nephew of the Queen of Cyprus.
The family was one of the richest in
Venice and spared no expense in
the palace’s decoration. This family
tree illustrates the extent of
the Cornaro’s wealth and
influence in Venice.
Locator Map
Palazzo Franchetti Cavalli
belonged to Archduke Frederick
Palazzo Falier was of Austria, who died here in 1836.
said to have been
home to Doge Marin Palazzo Barbaro comprises
Falier, who was two palaces, one of
beheaded for which was bought by the
treason in 1355 Curtis family in 1885.
(see p47). Monet and Whistler
painted here and Henry
James (right) wrote The
Aspern Papers. Casetta delle Rose, one of the
smallest houses on the canal, was
the home of Italian poet Gabriele
d’Annunzio during World War I.
Canova (above) had his studio
here in 1770.

Palazzo
Barbarigo, beside the
Campo San Vio, stands out for the
harsh mosaics, added in 1887.
Peggy Guggenheim
established her collection of
modern art in Venice in Ca’ Dario, built in
1951 (see p138). She chose 1487, is a charming
as her venue the Palazzo but strangely ill-fated
Venier dei Leoni, which had palace (see pp138–9).
been built in 1749 and
never finished.

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