La scritta presente sulla casa di Tintoretto.

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Owned by one of the greatest Venetian painters of the 16th century, Jacopo Robusti known as Tintoretto, whose name derives from his father's activity as a dyer.
Palazzo of unusual size and shape, being rather narrow and high. The presence of four statues depicting Moors in the area suggests that this was the former Fondaco degli Arabi, although its precise location is still a source of mystery.

The Tintoretto house is a tall and narrow building dating back to the fifteenth century in Gothic style with a splendid three-light window on the first floor. On its facade there is a small marble statue representing Hercules with a club and a plaque in memory of Jacopo Robusti, Tintoretto, who lived in the house for twenty years. The residence is currently private and inhabited.

The foundations and the adjoining field take their name from the presence of 4 statues that the people commonly called Mori and to which an identity has been given: they were associated with the three M

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