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| Ca' Vendramin Calergi | |
|---|---|
Ca' Vendramin Calergi on the Grand Canal in Venice | |
| Alternative names | Palazzo Vendramin Calergi Palazzo Loredan Vendramin Calergi |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 45°26′32″N12°19′47″E / 45.44222°N 12.32972°E |
| Construction started | 1481 |
| Construction stopped | 1509 |
| Owner | Casino of Venice SpA |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Mauro Codussi |
Ca' Vendramin Calergi is a palace on the Grand Canal in the sestiere (quarter) of Cannaregio in Venice, northern Italy. Other names by which it is known include: Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, Palazzo Loredan Vendramin Calergi, and Palazzo Loredan Griman Calergi Vendramin. The architecturally distinguished building was the home of many prominent people through history, and is remembered as the place where composer Richard Wagner died.
Currently, it is home to the Venice Casino (Casinò di Venezia) and the Wagner Museum (Museo Wagner).
History[edit]
Ca' Vendramin Calergi was designed in the late 15th century by Mauro Codussi, architect of Chiesa di San Zaccaria and other noteworthy churches and private residences in Venice. Construction began in 1481 and was finished after his death by the Lombardo family, who completed it in 1509. The twenty-eight-year period it took to complete construction is considered short based on the technology available at that time.
The spacious Renaissance-style palace stands three stories high with direct access to the Grand Canal available by gondolas. The beauty and balance of the building's façade are exceptional. Classically inspired columns divide each level facing the canal. Two pairs of tall French doors divided by a single column topped by arches and a trefoil window rest above the doors on the piano nobile and upper levels. Opulent paintings, sculptures, and architectural details originally filled the building's interior. Baroque master Mattia Bortoloni decorated the ceilings of many rooms. The palace is locally known by the nickname 'Non Nobis Domine' ('Not unto us, O Lord'),[1] which is engraved in the stone under a ground-floor window.
Andrea Loredan, a connoisseur of the fine arts, commissioned the palace, which was paid for by the doge, Leonardo Loredan. In 1581, the Loredan family suffered financial difficulties and sold it for 50,000 ducats to Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg who took loans to afford it and to host sumptuous dinners for the Venice nobility. However, the duke kept it only two years before selling it to Guglielmo I Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, who then sold it to Vittore Calergi, a Venetian noble from Heraklion on the island of Crete. Calergi greatly expanded the building in 1614 with a large addition by architect Vincenzo Scamozzi called the 'White Wing' which included windows overlooking a garden courtyard. (The addition was demolished in 1659 and rebuilt the following year.) In 1739, the palace was inherited through marriage by the Vendramins, a powerful patrician family of merchants, bankers, religious leaders, and politicians, who owned it for more than a century.
In 1844, Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchess of Berry, and her second husband, Ettore Carlo Lucchesi-Palli, Duke della Grazia, purchased Ca' Vendramin Calergi from the last member of the Vendramin family line. In the turmoil of the Risorgimento, they were forced to sell the palace to Caroline's grandson, Henry (Enrico), Count de' Bardi, and many of its fine works of art were auctioned in Paris. Count de' Bardi and his wife Infanta Adelgundes and the related Dukes of Grazia maintained the home and hosted many famous names of the day. In 1937, the last of the Grazia nobles, Count Lucchesi-Palli, sold it to Giuseppe Volpi, Count of Misurata, who remodeled the living quarters and turned it into a Center for Electromagnetic and Electrical Phenomena.
The City Council of Venice purchased Ca' Vendramin Calergi in 1946. Since 1959, it has been the winter home to the celebrated Venice Casino (Casinò di Venezia).[2][3]
Wagner Museum[edit]
The composer Richard Wagner stayed in Venice six times between 1858 and his death. He arrived in Italy on his final trip not long after performances of his opera Parsifal premiered at the second Bayreuth Festival. He rented the entire piano nobile (mezzanine) level of the Ca' Vendramin Calergi from Count de' Bardi before his departure and arrived on 16 September 1882 with his wife Cosima Liszt, four children (Daniela von Bülow, Isolde, Eva and Siegfried Wagner) and household servants.
Wagner died of a heart attack in the palace on the afternoon of 13 February 1883 at age 69. A memorial plaque on a brick wall adjacent to the building is inscribed with a tribute by novelist and poet Gabriele d'Annunzio that reads:
- In questo palagio / l'ultimo spiro di Riccardo Wagner / odono le anime perpetuarsi come la marea / che lambe i marmi[4]
The Wagner Museum (Museo Wagner) opened at the palace in February 1995. It holds the Josef Lienhart Collection of rare documents, musical scores, signed letters, paintings, records and other heirlooms. The holdings constitute the largest private collection dedicated to Wagner outside of Bayreuth.[5] The museum is open to the public on Saturday mornings by appointment.
The Associazione Richard Wagner di Venezia operates the museum as well as the Richard Wagner European Study and Research Center (Centro Europeo di Studi e Ricerche Richard Wagner – C.E.S.R.R.W.). It also holds exhibitions, conferences and concerts, and publishes scholarly papers that promote the life and works of Wagner.
The International Association of Wagner Societies also holds a symposium called 'Wagner Days in Venice' (Giornate Wagneriane a Venezia) at the palace each autumn.[6]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^'Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.' Psalm 115:1 KJV
- ^Portale di Venezia: Ca' Vendramin CalergiArchived 2009-10-15 at the Portuguese Web Archive, downloaded 2 December 2008.
- ^Ca' Vendramin Calergi: La storia, downloaded 5 December 2008
- ^'In this palace / the souls hear / the last breath of Richard Wagner / perpetuating itself like the tide / which washes the marble beneath'; Grimbert, Joan B. (2002). Tristan and Isolde: A Casebook. London: Routledge. p. 401
- ^Casino di Venezia: Wagner MuseumArchived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, downloaded 2 December 2008.
- ^Richard-Wagner-Verband International, Giornate Wagneriane a Venezia, 'Wagner Days in Venice'Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palazzo Vendramin Calergi (Venice). |
- Ca' Vendramin Calergi: History, photographs, and a virtual tour
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Even if Las Vegas is the first city with the higher concentration of casinos in the world, Venice is the one that holds the oldest one in Europe: Ca’ Vendramin Calergi, the Venice casino. The first Casino in Venice was open in 1638, but it was located in Saint Moisé, next to the current Hotel Bauer. The Ridotto of S. Moisé (as it was called) was closed in 1774, after a Council of Ten’s decision. Only in the 50s the Venice Casino moved to the present location, Ca’ Vendramin Calergi.
The history of the Venice Casino
The impressive building that houses the Venice Casino is actually one of the most magnificent palaces facing the Grand Canal.
It was designed in the late 15th century by Mauro Codussi, upon a Loredan family’s request, and its construction began in 1481 and ended in 1509. Unfortunately the Loredan’s had to sell the palace in 1581 and in 1589 it was bought by Vettor Calergi, who was about to marry Isabella Gritti. The newlywed couple only had a daughter, Marina, who married Vincenzo Grimani. The new owners of the Ca’ Vendramin Calergi decided to enlarge the right wind of the building, covering part of the garden.
The three sons of Marina and Vincenzo had such a bad attitude that they killed Francesco Querini Stampalia.
The Serenissima government discovered the murder and banish the three brothers from Venice.
A curiosity about the Venice Casino
On the main facade, the one on the Grand Canal, you may notice a weird writing: Non nobis Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam (Not unto us, not unto us O Lord, but unto thy name let the glory be given). This latin writing is often associated with the Templars, since it was the beginning part of a psalm that was used as a prayer of thanksgiving and expression of humility, during the Crusades.
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How to get to the Venice Casino from our hotel
Getting to the Venice Casino from our hotel is easy, you can reach it in 5 minutes walking. Once out of the hotel, follow Rio Terà Leonardo till a crossroads, then turn right into rio Terà del Cristo and the on turn left on Rio Terà de la Chiesa. The Venice Casino is just a few steps ahead.
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Venice Casino dress code
The dress Code is really important at the Casino, especially for men. Men must wear a jacket, but if you don’t have it, you can still hire one for free at the Casino. If you are going to play slot machines only, the jacket is not mandatory, but you still have to wear respectfully.
Women hasn’t such a strict code to follow, but it is important not to wear casual clothes, such as short skirts.