Caffè Quadri Explained

Caffè Quadri (pronounced as /it/) is a coffeehouse located in the Procuratie Vecchie of Piazza San Marco, Venice. It was established in 1775.

The restaurant underwent a first important renovation in 1830, under the management of the Vaerini brothers, who expanded both the spaces and the activities, purchasing the upper floor that was used as a restaurant. The ground floor was decorated with pastel stuccos, with a prevalence of green and yellow colors, and completed with views and scenes of Venetian life, the work of the painter Giuseppe Ponga, inspired by the style of Pietro Longhi.[1]

The property together with some other shops here are owned by Russian conductor Valery Gergiev as a part of the vast real estate inheritance of the philanthropist Yoko Nagae Ceschina who has died in 2015.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: italiano, Touring club . Venezia e provincia : Chioggia, la Laguna, i lidi, le ville del Brenta . 2004 . Touring Club Italiano . 88-365-2918-6 . 636708564.
  2. https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/22_marzo_01/valery-gergiev-tesoro-immobiliare-milano-l-eredita-ceschina-direttore-ha-20-palazzi-mercato-285699c2-9948-11ec-9c59-6d8197f09466.shtml Elisabetta Andreis. Valery Gergiev, il tesoro immobiliare a Milano e l’eredità Ceschina: il maestro russo ha 20 palazzi sul mercato