Palazzo Pisani Moretta
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Palazzo Pisani Moretta is a palace situated along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy (in the sestiere
of San Polo) between Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza and Palazzo Tiepolo
.
(the Pisani Moretta branch). The palace was renovated, modified and extended over the following centuries, finally taking on its current aspect in the 18th Century. In fact many of the valuable interior decorations date back to the 18th Century. Past guests to the palace included important historic figures such as Tsar Paul I of Russia, Joséphine de Beauharnais
and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
.
Palazzo Pisani Moretta remained in the Pisani family
until it died out in 1880 but the building is still owned privately.
Its impressive façade and imposing drawing rooms with works by Venetian artists Giambattista Tiepolo, Jacopo Guarana, Gaspare Diziani
and Giuseppe Angeli
make it the perfect backdrop for lavish parties and events. The most notable of these is the annual masquerade ball Il Ballo del Doge
which is held during the Carnival period.
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Pisani family
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Sestiere
A sestiere is a subdivision of certain Italian towns and cities. The word is from sesto, or sixth; and is thus used only for towns divided into six districts. The best-known example are the sestieri of Venice, but Ascoli Piceno, Genoa, Milan and Rapallo, for example, were also divided into sestieri...
of San Polo) between Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza and Palazzo Tiepolo
Palazzo Tiepolo
Palazzo Tiepolo Passi is a palace in Venice, Italy, located in the San Polo sestiere.Built in the 16th century, it has traces of frescoes by Andrea Schiavone. It is now a hotel....
.
History
Built in the second half of the 15th Century by the Bembo family, the palace soon became the residence of a branch of the noble Pisani familyPisani family
The Pisani family is an ancient Venetian patrician family, originating from Pisa, which played an important role in the historic, political and economic events of the Venetian Republic during the period between the 12th and the beginning of the 18th Century....
(the Pisani Moretta branch). The palace was renovated, modified and extended over the following centuries, finally taking on its current aspect in the 18th Century. In fact many of the valuable interior decorations date back to the 18th Century. Past guests to the palace included important historic figures such as Tsar Paul I of Russia, Joséphine de Beauharnais
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Joséphine de Beauharnais was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, and thus the first Empress of the French. Her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais had been guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she had been imprisoned in the Carmes prison until her release five days after Alexandre's...
and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I...
.
Palazzo Pisani Moretta remained in the Pisani family
Pisani family
The Pisani family is an ancient Venetian patrician family, originating from Pisa, which played an important role in the historic, political and economic events of the Venetian Republic during the period between the 12th and the beginning of the 18th Century....
until it died out in 1880 but the building is still owned privately.
Its impressive façade and imposing drawing rooms with works by Venetian artists Giambattista Tiepolo, Jacopo Guarana, Gaspare Diziani
Gaspare Diziani
Gaspare Diziani was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Roccoco period, active mainly in the Veneto but also in Dresden and Munich.-Biography:...
and Giuseppe Angeli
Giuseppe Angeli
Giuseppe Angeli was an Italian painter of the late-baroque, active mainly in Venice. He is known for two canvases in the church of San Stae and for a series of frescoes at the Villa Widmann-Foscari near Padua....
make it the perfect backdrop for lavish parties and events. The most notable of these is the annual masquerade ball Il Ballo del Doge
Il Ballo del Doge
Il Ballo del Doge is the most elegant and exclusive Venetian masquerade ball, one of the many events held annually during the Carnival of Venice. The ball itself is held in the 15th Century Venetian palace of Palazzo Pisani Moretta, situated on the Grand Canal in Venice...
which is held during the Carnival period.
Description
The façade of Palazzo Pisani Moretta is an example of Venetian gothic floral style with its two floors of six-light mullioned windows with ogival arches inspired by the loggia of the Doge’s Palace flanked by two single windows. The ground floor has two central pointed arched doorways opening on to the canal. The palazzo’s interiors are decorated in the baroque style.See also
Grand CanalList of buildings and structures in Venice
Pisani family
Pisani family
The Pisani family is an ancient Venetian patrician family, originating from Pisa, which played an important role in the historic, political and economic events of the Venetian Republic during the period between the 12th and the beginning of the 18th Century....
Il Ballo del Doge
Il Ballo del Doge
Il Ballo del Doge is the most elegant and exclusive Venetian masquerade ball, one of the many events held annually during the Carnival of Venice. The ball itself is held in the 15th Century Venetian palace of Palazzo Pisani Moretta, situated on the Grand Canal in Venice...