Il chiostro di Palazzo Grimani.

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Of great beauty and value is this residence of the Grimani family, one of the patriarchal families of Venice who were part of the Curti.
The architecture of the palace is a fusion of typical Venetian and Tuscan-Roman elements. Let yourself be dazzled by the atmospheric ambience of the tribune with its pyramidal skylight, the characteristic inner courtyard and the wonderful access staircase.

The current seat of the homonymous museum links its history to that of the powerful Grimani family, in particular to the patriarch of Aquileia Giovanni Grimani.

On the death of Doge Antonio Grimani, his nephew Giovanni, who in addition to being patriarch was also a passionate collector of works of art, inherited the family home: since then it will become the natural home of his immense collection. In this regard, many artists were consulted for the interior decoration works carried out especially between 1537 and 1540, including Camillo Mantovano, Francesco Salviati and Giovanni

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