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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