Ca' Rezzonico: 18th century Ventian art Museum
18th century Venitian art and Crafts museum. A magnificent palace and collection
We really suggest you to visit this fantastic palace and museum renovated in 2001, which remains a temple of the Venetian 18th century, an age of political and economical decline, but without any doubt one of the richest and most outstanding artistic period.
During this art tour, you will go through the charming halls of the beautiful baroque palace on the Grand Canal and you'll admire 18th century works of art such as paintings, frescos, tapestries, furnishings, and discover how noble families lived at the time.
The palace itself is a masterpiece of the Venetian Baroque architecture by Baldassarre Longhena, and the museum has a particular character as if the works are not being shown in an exhibition but simply placed where they naturally belong. The ballroom gives the Rezzonico's residence its regal touch: a gorgeous and vast hall whose real space is enlarged by false architecture (trompe-l'oeil) painted on the wall. Your tourist guide will explain to you how the Rezzonico family used to live in these spaces and about the family history, whose coat of arm can be seen in the ballroom. During your guided tour, you’ll have the opportunity to see many items of varying historical and artistic value: pieces of furniture in ebony and boxwood, beautiful glass and wooden Venetian style chandeliers, the alcove where the bedroom and dressing rooms have been reproduced, and extraordinary paintings and frescos by Giambattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, Pietro Longhi and Canaletto.
