Palazzo Erizzo Nani Mocenigo is a Venetian civil building located in the San Marco district and overlooking the Grand Canal between Palazzo Da Lezze and Palazzo Contarini delle Figure.
It was built by the Erizzo family in 1480 in Gothic style and passed to the Nani family (later Nani Mocenigo) in 1537.
The facade on the Grand Canal, built in brick and overall well
preserved, is divided vertically into three sections, each of which has
late Gothic decorations. The apical fioroni, the trefoil arches, the
indented cornices, the Corinthian-shaped capitals are not uncommon. The
most interesting element of the composition is the quadrifora on the
first piano nobile, distinguished by a balcony of exceptional value,
supported by elaborate corbels and decorated with zoomorphic figures,
also repeated in other elements. The corners in Istrian stone, the
stringcourse and two coats of arms of the Da Lezze family frame it.
Valuable element but in clear disagreement with the other elements is
the round arched water portal, made in Renaissance forms.
The
rear façade, overlooking a large garden and decorated with zoomorphic
paterae, is characterized by two central three-light windows, which are
surrounded by various single-lancet windows. A characteristic element of
the complex is also the presence of a large and recent dormer window, a
symptom of a rear expansion which led to the opening of numerous
terraces above the roof.