Ca’ Rezzonico

Ca’ Rezzonico is a 17th-century palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, now serving as the Museum of 18th-Century Venice, showcasing period art and furnishings.

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Ca' Rezzonico is the eighteenth century preserved. Longhena began the palace and Massari finished it, and it now serves as the Museum of Eighteenth-Century Venice, furnished throughout with period pieces so that the rooms read as interiors rather than galleries — which is the point, since this was the century when Venice, politically finished, produced some of its finest art.

The ballroom is the most extravagant room in any Venetian palace open to the public, with trompe-l'oeil architecture painted up the walls and an enormous chandelier. Tiepolo ceilings, both Giambattista and his son Giandomenico, cover several rooms, and Giandomenico's frescoes removed from the family villa at Zianigo — including the strange, melancholy Pulcinella scenes — occupy an upper floor.

Pietro Longhi's small paintings of Venetian daily life, Canaletto and Guardi views, Murano glass and a reconstructed pharmacy complete it.

Robert Browning died in this building in 1889.

Bookable options include guided tours of the palace. Current availability is listed below.