A Roman domus in Venice

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Hello friends, As I promised you today in a post dedicated to the Grimani palace, one in my opinion of the most fascinating and least touristic places in Venice, a place that you absolutely must visit if you come to Venice and let's say it is a place quite hidden compared to the most famous monuments. In fact we are messengers of the castle near the church of Santa Maria Formosa.

as soon as you enter what immediately strikes you is this beautiful staircase that you see in the photo, you have to think that the Grimani family was one of the most influential families of the Republic of Venice and Antonio Grimani first merchant then politician became doggie and bought the palace towards the end of the fifteenth century, but then by his descendants the palace was transformed and became a sort of Domus Romana in Venice, something very particular and unique because there is no palace in Venice in the shape of a Roman domus.

in fact if you notice this house, or rather this Villa, has many influences from Venetian architecture but also Tuscan influences and Roman Mannerist influences. Unfortunately, not many original furnishings from the period remain, because as you well know, unfortunately Napoleon passed through Italy and took away several things. Fortunately, the frescoes and fireplaces remained and were recovered over time.

I think that the nice thing about visiting this place is also seeing what is around, in fact you just have to open the window to find yourself on a beautiful canal with a beautiful house overlooking it. However, the rooms are very decorated, the ceilings are very illusionistic and only a few ancient statutes remain, which perhaps were brought here from other museums.

as I had already told you in the other post, probably the most famous and most scenographic part of the whole house is the tribune which is the heart of the palace and is very famous because it is a spectacular room designed to house the family's collection of statues, in reality today they are not all there because most of them have been moved to the National Archaeological Museum of Venice, but let's say that a large part has remained here and creates this spectacle a little inspired by the Roman Pantheon in these niches and shelves where to put the sculptures practically.

in fact it is precisely the part of the house that I liked the most, precisely because there is this natural light that comes down from above and enhances these beautiful marbles that are exposed, even the foliage room is not bad with this painting by Camillo Mantovano on this ceiling with animals and plants it seems like being inside a garden, let's say it creates this beautiful setting.

I hope that with this post I have encouraged and encouraged you to visit this place. I thank you for reading. See you next time.think that this museum was purchased by the Italian State only in 1981 and for several years it remained closed and in complete oblivion. It reopened after a long restoration in 2008.

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