Palazzetto Da Lezze, Venice

The Palazzetto Da Lezze is a palace in Venice, located in the Cannaregio district and overlooking the left side of the Grand Canal at the confluence with the Rio di Noale, opposite Ca' Pesaro, between Palazzo Gussoni Grimani Della Vida and Palazzo Boldù. The architectural scheme follows the Gothic style of the first half of the fifteenth century. Slightly set back from the shore, it is preceded by a narrow garden. The most notable elements of the facade are the trefoil openings on the noble floor: a three-mullioned window with a projecting balcony and five single-lancet windows. The building culminates in a dormer window.

 

History

The architectural scheme of the building bears Gothic stylistic elements from the first half of the 15th century. The architect was Baldassare Longhena.

 

Description

The palace is lower than all of its neighboring buildings. It has three full floors without a mezzanine. The building is set back from the Grand Canal bank and has a narrow garden in front. The main part of the facade is the right part and is designed symmetrically. Most notable are the windows on the main floor: a triple trefoil with a small, shared balcony in the centre, flanked by two pairs of single trefoils. On the ground floor and second floor, the window openings are wicker arches and correspond to the scheme of the main floor, with a gate under the triple window on the ground floor and two single windows above the triple window on the second floor. Above the serrated eaves is a large dormer with two single basket arch windows and a tympanum.

The left part of the facade protrudes slightly and has a window on each floor, each of the type of floor concerned. On the ground floor there is a porch the width of the garden with a balcony above.

The side façade facing the Rio di Noale has a quadruple triple window on the main floor, which is shifted from the center to the left and flanked by a single window. The window layout on the ground floor and second floor is almost the same as that on the main floor, with basket arch windows again. On the second floor there is another single window between the quadruple window and the outer right window, while on the main floor below there is a round coat of arms at this point.

 

 

 Домашняя