Palazzo Barzizza is a palace in Venice, located in the San Polo district and overlooking the Grand Canal, next to Palazzo Giustinian Businello and opposite Ca' Farsetti.
The building was born as a warehouse-house in the 13th century, owned
by the Contarinis. The structure was then remodeled in the 16th century,
when it was modernized.
Palazzo Barzizza owes its name to the
owners who acquired it in the 18th century, the Barzizza nobles from
Bergamo, who rebuilt the left side of the original building.
Currently the ancient residence is still a private home.
The facade, greatly compromised by the numerous restorations and
reconstructions that have taken place over the centuries, is
asymmetrical and full of contrasting elements, due to the styles of the
different eras.
Centrally the opening was compromised by the
eighteenth-century reconstructions: the first opening of the elegant
five-light window on the second noble floor was partially covered and
walled up; it corresponds to a pentafora of smaller dimensions on the
first floor.
The left block of the facade has single lancet
windows to highlight the levels, while the right side, older, is
distinguished by the presence of a Gothic single lancet window with a
balustrade.
Of particular value is the old sculpted portal, also
compromised on the right side by the subsequent construction of a
terrace projecting onto the canal.