The Palazzo Flangini is a Baroque style palace on the Grand Canal, located adjacent to Campo San Geremia in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, Italy.
History edit
The palace was constructed in 1664–1682 to a design attributed to the architect Giuseppe Sardi. Others have incorrectly attributed the design to his mentor Baldassare Longhena. The palace was built by the Flangini family, a Greek Cypriot family in Venice. One of their members, Thomas Flanginis, in 1626 was the patron for the Flanginian school, a Greek school in Venice. The last of the family to own the palace was the cardinal Luigi or Ludovico Flangini (died 1804).[1] By the end of the 18th century, the palace was occupied by the Panciera family. The palace is asymmetric; it is surmised that at some time the family was unable to purchase the adjacent property and that the original plans called for a palace of twice the size.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ Galleria dei letterati ed artisti illustri delle provincie veneziane, by Bartolommeo Gamba.
- ^ Venice on Foot: With the Itinerary of the Grand Canal and Several Direct Routes to Useful Places, by Hugh A. Douglas, Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street, London, (1907), page 302.
- ^ "Interior and exterior photographs of palace". Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2014-10-31.