Palazzo Ca' Foscari

The author of the Palace was Bartolomeo Bono. The work began in 1453. Thanks to its position on the wider curve of the Grand Canal, which allows you to explore with the view from the Rialto Bridge to the Accademia Gallery, the building was chosen as the location for many painters to paint views of the Canal: two works by Canaletto were painted from the second floor of this building. It currently houses the University "Ca 'Foscari", which made it accessible to the public some of the most beautiful rooms of the building, such as the Baratto Hall and the Berengo Hall. The architect Carlo Scarpa intervened on the Palace on two occasions (1936 and 1956). The facade is characterized by the loggia on the second floor: eight openings and frieze quadrilobes. On the polifora on the second floor is located a stone frieze with the coat of arms and a helmet joust with the lion with wings spread. The third floor has a further polifora. The courtyard is second only to that of the Ducal Palace. The portal is in Istria stone, framed by friezes and hanks, and topped by a bezel with central crest with three putti. The Baratto Hall was painted by Mario Sironi with a series of allegorical figures.