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Ca' Rezzonico
Ca' Rezzonico Review
Designed by Baldassare Longhena in the 17th century, this palace was completed nearly 100 years later by Giorgio Massari and became the last home of English poet Robert Browning (1812-89). Stand on the bridge by the Grand Canal entrance to spot the plaque with Browning's poetic excerpt, "Open my heart and you will see graved inside of it, Italy …" on the left side of the palace. Today Ca' Rezzonico is the home of the Museo del Settecento (Museum of Venice in the 1700s). Its main floor successfully retains the appearance of a magnificent Venetian palazzo, decorated with period furniture and tapestries in gilded salons, as well as Tiepolo ceiling frescoes and oil paintings. Upper floors contain a fine collection of paintings by 18th-century Venetian artists, including the famous genre and Pucinella frescoes by Giabattista Tiepolo's son, Giandomenico, moved here from the Villa di Zianigo. There's even a restored apothecary, complete with powders and potions.
- Address: Fondamenta Rezzonico, Dorsoduro 3136, Venice, 30123 | Map It
- Phone: 041/2410100
- Cost: €6.50, Musei Civici Pass €18
- Hours: Apr.-Oct., Wed.-Mon. 10-6; Nov.-Mar., Wed.-Mon. 10-5. Last entry 1 hr before closing
- Website: www.museiciviciveneziani.it
- Vaporetto: Vaporetto: Ca' Rezzonico.
- Location: San Marco and Dorsoduro
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