Palazzo Flangini Fini Palazzo Ferro Fini



palazzo flangini fini


the palazzo fini started tommaso flangini, wealthy greek tax lawyer corfu. in 1620 rented house on grand canal owned contarini family, promised renovate building in dilapidated condition. in 1638 flangini bought building , neighbor, razed them ground, , put new building completed in 1640. after flangini s daughter died without heirs, building inherited greek community of venice, sold , proceeds used support young greeks. in 1662 jerome fini bought palace. wealthy tax lawyer, greek family had moved cyprus in 16th century. fini paid large sum of 120,000 ducats palace , other real estate in province.


the fini family contributed in decorations, , restored palace several times. palazzo flangini fini attributed alessandro tremignon, around 1688. tremignon did work fini family. however, appears pietro bettinelli did of work, , tremignon brought in @ end finish interior , facade. facade impressive, asymmetric since derived 2 earlier buildings, formerly owned contarini , da ponte families. openings other rectangular windows of 2 mezzanines have round arches , balconies, marble keystones in arches decorated bold , expressive heads. overall effect simple , elegant.


the interior decorated high quality stucco , framed paintings antonio zanchi, luca da reggio , pietro liberi. many of rooms had magnificent ceilings beams decorated in gilt , polychrome motifs. later, palace fell decay. fini family impoverished after fall of republic of venice.


in 1850 bianca zane fini left children palace, divided apartments, leased , sold.








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