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Today, the palazzo is still a private residence and a property of the Decazes family, direct descendants of Winaretta Singer, Princess of Polignac ; it was restored between 2004 and 2007. During the International Art Exhibitions of the Venice Biennale , the large palazzo is a frequent venue for various art events.
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Palazzo Labia is a baroque palace in Venice, Italy. Built in the 17th–18th century, it is one of the last great palazzi of Venice. Little known outside of Italy, it is most notable for the remarkable frescoed ballroom painted 1746–47 by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, with decorative works in trompe-l'œil by Gerolamo Mengozzi-Colonna.
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Over the centuries, the palazzo has attracted substantial attention as a home of Desdemona, a character from Shakespear's Othello. [3] [4] According to a legend, Nicola Contarini, a famous heroic leader in the wars against the Turks in the 1500s, once lived in the palazzo. He was said to have had the very dark skin so as to be nicknamed "Moor".
Palazzo Corner della Regina, commonly known as Ca' Corner della Regina, is a Baroque-style palace in the Sestiere Santa Croce of the city of Venice, Italy. In the English language, the title conforms with Palace of the Queen from the "Corner (or Cornaro) Family" ; it is so named because Caterina Cornaro , who became Queen of Cyprus by marriage ...
The Palazzi Barbaro—also known as Palazzo Barbaro, Ca' Barbaro, and Palazzo Barbaro-Curtis—are a pair of adjoining palaces, in the San Marco district of Venice, northern Italy. They were formerly one of the homes of the patrician Barbaro family. The Palazzi are located on the Grand Canal of Venice, next to the Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti and ...
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